The Open Space Institute USA

We believe that inspired behavior can be an everyday experience and that humanity is limited by its perceptions of the possible. The OSI was created to grow that sense of possibility and make it a reality by focusing on: learning, research and practice.

Open Space and the Open Space Institute mean different things to different people. Furthermore they each continue to evolve. Since both are highly fluid and dynamic, as you read these notes on why the Open Space Institute(US) exists and what it does, it is undoubtedly changing. As a result and reflection of this, the Institute webpage, the rest of this website, and the rest of the work of the OSI-USA is very much a work in progress.

Open Space Institute: http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstituteUSA

• More about Open Space Technology.

• To read an article describing the process:
  • http://www.openingspace.net/papers_facilitation_OSCollaborationCommunication.shtml

• To see some photos of Open Space:
  • http://www.openingspace.net/gallery/agora.cgi?cart_id=7532155.31210*e36qz4&xm=on&product=Anatomy_of_an_Open_Space_Event

• For resources, materials and further reading for facilitators, learners and enthusiasts of Open Space Technology:
  • http://www.openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method.shtml

• Lisa Heft would be happy to share learning and materials with you, and she can also let you know where there are workshops for learning this method.