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Dear Open Space List,<br>
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The Open Space Institute of the U.S. has had as part of our mission
to support research in Open Space. We have discussed research for
years, but now we hope to initiate a research project and we are
asking support from the community to help us design a survey to send
out to Open Space practitioners around the world. A State of Open
Space Technology survey. We hope this could be an annual survey.<br>
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Why a "State of Open Space Technology" survey?<br>
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Surveys are a helpful and inexpensive way to conduct research which
has been validated by the sciences. So this is effectively a
research project. It also helps us know ourselves in an interesting
way. It can also help promote awareness about how Open Space
Technology is being effectively used around the world, and hopefully
spread that awareness beyond those who are already using it. The
research can help make it safer for more people to open space.<br>
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Surveys as valid research?<br>
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We are basing this on the effective use of surveys in the technology
world. The following two surveys have been an essential part of the
process of both spreading the world and in helping promote
self-awareness for adopters in the world of Agile Software
Development. Specificially through the State of Agile survey hosted
by VersionOne <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://stateofagile.versionone.com">https://stateofagile.versionone.com</a>,
which has been happening for 13 years, and more importantly through
the State of DevOps survey (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://puppet.com/resources/whitepaper/state-of-devops-report">https://puppet.com/resources/whitepaper/state-of-devops-report</a>).
This State of DevOps survey was the topic of what Martin Fowler, one
of the signatories of the Agile Manifesto, calls the most important
book of 2018. Namely, "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.amazon.com/Accelerate-Software-Performing-Technology-Organizations/dp/1942788339">Accelerate</a>:
The Science of Lean Software and DevOps". Accelerate's first author
is social scientist Dr. Nicole Forsgren. The book has a chapter that
helps validate the science behind effective survey design.<br>
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How can you help?<br>
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None of the OSI-US's Board hold PhD's that could help us effectively
design a survey. But maybe you are. Or you know someone who might
be. Or maybe you have contacts into a University setting. Although
the OSI-US does not have a great deal of funds, we do have some and
this would fit as a proper project. Will you let us know of any
possible candidates that could help us design a survey?<br>
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Thanks in advance for your help!<br>
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Regards,<br>
Harold Shinsato (on behalf of the Open Space Institute U.S.)<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://osius.org">https://osius.org</a><br>
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