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<p>But I like to say something about a recent workshop at the Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.</p>
<p>There students created their own Open Space on "Methods of Participation" realizing all the work </p>
<p>necessary to have an 2.5 days event, forming an initiative group among them, inviting </p>
<p>special guests, learning about Open Space and Appreciative Inquiry, organizing the catering and </p>
<p>all the materials, setting up a webspace and an advanced Wiki-System to organize everything with it</p>
<p>(e.g. participants, documentation, photos, literature, database of methods....).</p>
<p><br></p>
<p>A few day before the event, the teacher told the students, he wouldn't participate the first two days.</p>
<p>The group got a bit confused. In respect of separating roles they later understood it has been their</p>
<p>own workshop and they would have consulted him constantly. So they had to do it themselves.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p>As none of the students had done an OS before it helped the understanding of the elements that make</p>
<p>an Open Space successful. Especially "holding space" seemed to be an issue that cannot be learned </p>
<p>by studying briefly OS literature.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p>Overall it turned out to be a very successful learning experience for all - the students, the teacher,</p>
<p>and the guests. The Open Space approach will make its way to several students councils because of the </p>
<p>members participating in this event.</p>
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