My recent incarnation was staff of the Organizational Development and Transformation MA program at a small graduate school in San Francisco. I used quite a bit of open space with students and staff over a period of several years.
The vast majority of our students were midlife adults who had returned to school to "cross the open space" (cf descent of Innana) on a personal level. Harrison came to our school in February 1989 to do two days of open space with us. I was hooked and immediately began using it. Our experiences included a fabulous two-day planning session for faculty, staff, and students; several two-day open spaces as twice yearly community-building retreats for students and faculty; and several one-day open spaces for advanced students to share their interests and skills. We also offered 3 units of credit for students to attend the 1994? Napa OT symposium and write a reflection paper; and the group met for a day in open space to complete the course. The school is the California Institute of Integral Studies.
