Open Space Technology

I am a big fan of the Open Space approach and have used it many times over the year. But this book didn't quite meet my expectations.

It's been my pleasure to know the author of this book ever since he hunted me down after my review of [[ASIN:1576756173 Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self-Organizing World]], and I have also had the benefit of being a participant in a number of Open Space sessions run by, among others, Peggy Holman, author of [[ASIN:1605095214 Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity]] and the older [[ASIN:1576753794 The Change Handbook: The Definitive Resource on Today's Best Methods for Engaging Whole Systems]].I cannot over-state the value of this book to anyone who has a complex and expensive problem but cannot afford to get the author there personally.

How many conferences or seminars have you been to where the most stimulating parts were the coffee break discussions between sessions? Harrison Owen, the originator of Open Space Technology, designed a strategy to power the whole event with the passion and energy of coffee break discussions.