Open Space is a simple way to run productive meetings, for five to 2000+ people, and a powerful way to lead any kind of organization, in everyday practice and ongoing change.

Open Space is what you get when you take basic ideas from a small West African village, mix with Native American Tradition, add the Wisdom of the East and throw in the best wisdom on group dynamics from the west.

Open Space is a meeting methodology that enables individuals and groups to become more effective in work environments that are rapidly and constantly changing. It creates conditions in which the maximum potential of the individual and the organization can be realized.

Open Space works best when the work do be done is complex, the people and ideas involved are diverse, the passion for resolution (and potential for conflict) are high, and the time to get it done was yesterday. It's been called passion bounded by responsibility, the energy of a good coffee break, intentional self-organization, spirit at work, chaos and creativity, evolution in organization, and a simple, powerful way to get people and organizations moving -- when and where it's needed most.