<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">In my experience there is a difference between an organisation who wants to have an Open Space (typically when the conversation starts this is for a more or less well defined group of participants)<div>and a system (around a river with some serious kind of illness).</div><div><br></div><div>In the first case it is often easier to get those who you'd like to come to come, in the second case you really have to make an effort to achieve this.</div><div><br></div><div>In reality I find in many cases there is in reality not too much difference between the two situations, as many issues an organisation would like to discuss in</div><div>an Open Space turn out to be issues where much of the relevant knowledge is not within the organisation itself, but with clients, suppliers, competitors and so on.</div><div><br></div><div>The situation in which you want to organise an Open Space and take the initiative yourself, I have found the following useful.</div><div><br></div><div>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Define the issue</div><div>2. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ask yourself what would be the stakeholders you would most like to be present</div><div>3. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Decide which of these stakeholders (or another person/organisation) would be the ideal one(s) to (co)invite together with you</div><div>4. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Consider what would be compelling reasons for them to do so</div><div>5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Talk to them (and possibly to others who you consider key to the success of the event)</div><div>6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Have a meeting with the most important stakeholders to get their input and obtain their - active - support.</div><div><br></div><div>In other cases, simply organising an Open Space with a small group can turn out to be the springboard to a larger event.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Greetings from Denmark</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Gerard Muller</div><div>Open Space Institute Denmark</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Oct 11, 2009, at 5:10 PM, ELEDER AURTENETXE PILDAIN wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hello,<br><br>as far as I have read, OS is called by a community, company, association or group that regularly works together, let's say. <br><br>My question is: <b>would OS work also if an individual invited openly people for an Open Space about a topic that may get the interest of a general group of people?</b> For example, do you think we - a facilitator or facilitating team - (on our own through our social net, or, supported, maybe, by an organisation that usually holds summer
university courses, by a local administration or so...) could call for OS events on this topic:<br><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><i><br>"the river in our city is painfully ill. Due to it, all of people here are losing a great opportunity to enjoy a more local and healthy lifestyle. Imagine you could daily walk or bike to the river, dive into and swim in it, and get back home,... wouldn't it be great for all of us? Can we do something to enhance the recovery of the river? Can we dream about swimming in it in, let's say, 10-15 years? Do you feel like acting on? Join us in OS and let's start acting on it..."</i><br>
</div></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><br></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">This may be a good way for facilitators to open space and spread OS practice and let their dreams start coming true... it may also give birth to new groups to deal with such topics from this OS meeting on...<br>
</div><br>What do you think about it?<br><br>Have you ever open such kind of space "proactively", let's say?<br><br>Do you know about similar experiences?<br><br>Kindest regards,<br><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><b><br>
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