The crafting of an Open Space invitation will be iterative. I like to have an overarching single question as the title of the event. How broad it is does depend on the subject and also how big the gathering is – invitations stumble when their scope is too wide or abstract or else too narrowly…
I’ll be opening space, as part of my work with Guildford United Reformed Church, on 14th May, for the question: “What are we going to do to nurture and nourish the spirit of Community in Guildford?” There’s a booking page with the full invitation, but here’s a little video version I did: I’ve called it…
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One of Harrison Owen’s principles for Open Space (on which most unconferences are based) is “Whoever comes is the right people”. It’s there to remind us that we don’t need the boss or experts to have a useful conversation, we just need people who care enough to show up. I’ve found that one of my…