[OSList] the largest Open Space (Participants)?

Mon Jan 6 23:42:01 PST 2020

Christine had shared these details:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/wp/2006/02/07/girl-scouts-usa-opening-strategic-conversations/

Jeff

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 8:34 PM Michael Herman via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> The Boeing two-site event couldn't have been that big that early, though
> two sites was a good trick in the days before the internet was everywhere.
> I think the 3000 might have been Christine Whitney-Sanchez and the Girl
> Scouts.
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> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 5:27 PM Jake Yeager via OSList <
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>> Hey Lise,
>>
>> I'm pretty sure that Paul Gleiberman facilitated an Open Space at Boeing
>> for 3,000 people. It was regarding streamlining the company's supply chain
>> for its aircraft doors. The event was across two different plants and was
>> held in the mid-1990s I believe.
>>
>> Much love,
>> Jake
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>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 11:40 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
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>>> Dear Lise in Copenhagen,
>>>
>>> what do you mean with "the number isn't a big deal"?
>>>
>>> Remembering that OST gatherings work from 0 human participants (there is
>>> one reported, where a dear colleague of mine in a remote German village
>>> in the Black Forest gathered a bunch of dolls, had them take on
>>> different roles, facilitated the event as a sponsor and had a wonderful
>>> time), and up the ladder to 2, 3, 5, 9, 12 ... up to 3000.
>>>
>>> I myself was part of one with 2108 as co-facilitator with HO on May 3,
>>> 2003 in Würzburg, Germany. Thats at least the largest in Europe, I
>>> think. Here more details in the Open Space Worldscape
>>> >
>>> https://openspaceworldscape.org/events/165-jetzt-meine-leidenschaft-meine-verantwortung-ueber-die-tagung-hinaus-now-my-passion-my-responsibility-beyond-the-conference
>>>
>>> If you scroll down to the end of that entry, you come to a very detailed
>>> fotoshow with 97 pictures that Erich Kolenaty put together
>>> > https://www.transformation.at/documents/OS_Wuerzburg_minimized.pdf
>>>
>>> Erich, you can see here in the World Map
>>> > https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/erich-kolenaty
>>> His website talks a lot about Large Group Interventions (even though I
>>> would not call OST a Large Group Intervention since it works beautifully
>>> for any size of group)... here is his great website and believe it or
>>> not its is there in German and English
>>> > https://www.transformation.at/
>>>
>>> Since you asked for the biggest of all I think Peggy Holman facilitated
>>> one with 2100 youngsters in Colombia... here you can see her in the
>>> World Map
>>> > https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/peggy-holman
>>>
>>> and her website has a grand section on open space
>>> > https://peggyholman.com/openspace/
>>>
>>> and a very detailed and wonderful account on the largest she ever did,
>>> see here
>>> >
>>> https://peggyholman.com/papers/articles/good-work-for-2100-colombian-street-kids/
>>>
>>> and one string of os events throughout the State of Washington with 20
>>> os events, probably altogether more than 2000 folks
>>> > https://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/
>>>
>>> But I do dimly remember that there was on os event with 3000 people but
>>> maybe thats just a story.
>>>
>>> I wonder why we never had  a WOSonOS with 3000 people. Imagine we were
>>> to invite everyone attached to os, participants, facilitators, sponsors
>>> and met for three days.
>>>
>>> How about Denmark?
>>>
>>> Greetings from Berlin where I am off to our regular Stammtisch where we
>>> have between 1 and about 20 participants... including great greek food
>>> and beverages... its been going on for 12 years in the same greek pub
>>> that in itself is a veritable open space organisation. But thats another
>>> story
>>>
>>> Cheers and greetings to Copenhagen
>>> mmp
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 06.01.2020 um 16:42 schrieb Lise Damkjær via OSList:
>>> > Hi Open Spacer's
>>> >
>>> > Do anyone know of an Open Space with more than 2400 participants?
>>> > the "2400" is a number I remember from a presentation some years ago -
>>> > any higher? or anyone who knows where or who did the 2400-open space?
>>> > I know that the number isn't the big deal - just want to be updated;-)
>>> >
>>> > Lise, Copenhagen
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