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Open Space Technology: A User's Guide (2nd Revised edition) ISBN: 1576750248 ISBN13: 9781576750247 Open Space Technology: A User's Guide (2nd Revised edition) By: Harrison Owen Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Format: Paperback Our Price: 16.33 Discount: 14% RRP: 18.99

The aim of this book is to provide a step-by-step journey into Open Space. It begins by detailing all the practical considerations necessary for creating Open Space, and addresses the question, should you do Open Space at all? Types of situations are examined to illustrate which are appropriate for OST and which are not, and issues such as supplies, logistics and who should come and how to go about getting them there are explored. The electronic connection is also examined, this enables the creation of instant proceedings, simultaneous multi-site gatherings and more. Finally the reader is taken step-by-step through an Open Space event.


Contents:

Open space technology?
- preparation
- the electronic connection
- personal preparation
- site preparation
- getting started (creating space/time)
- four principles and the law of two feet
- time to go to work
- holding space
- special considerations for the three day events
- endings and new beginnings
- fringe benefits and follow up
- what next?


Brief Description:

Open space technology is designed to be an effective, economical, fast and easily-repeatable strategy for organizing meetings of between 5 and 1000 participants. This book aims to provide a step-by-step guide to planning and running an open space event.

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