Isa - Open Space is free. Always has been. There is lots of material to help you. For a brief description of how it works (and how to do it) check out http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm And if you are curious as to why it works look at http://www.openspaceworld.com/emergent_order.htm
If you want more you might look at my book, "Open Space Technology: A User's Guide (Berrett-Koehler). You can get a copy from www.amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com/> Just enter the title or my name. And if all that doesn't tire you out, I have written 4 more books. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute <http://www.openspaceworld.org/> www.openspaceworld.org Personal website <http://www.ho-image.com/> www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of C isa Kocher Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 12:03 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: opening space with very small groups _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Tree Fitzpatrick Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:44 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: opening space with very small groups "I have opened space for a small board retreat " ] I am sure this is a really dumb question but I have been reading these posts here for several days and the literature on the web site. I was referred to this by a discussion at Couch Surfing, one of whose founders wants to make open space an integral part of Couch Surfing. Is Open Space exclusively a proprietary software or is there a methodology one can study by old fashioned reading? What is the psychosociology or whatever or small group methods or whatever behind it? Thanks. Thank you for the ongoing discussion. I real do appreciate the idea of Open Space, but without having an actual opportunity to engage in it, it is all pretty abstract and a bit opaque for me. And the discussion does not seem to be making what is happening any more concrete for me. Like I said sorry for the naive inquiry. Isa Kocher * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist