I don't think Open Space is appropriate for Knowledge "Management". I don't think you can manage the kind of knowledge or learning that emerges in Open Space. However, it is marvelous for creating "communities of practice" (see Etien Wenger's work) such as those created at Xerox and elsewhere. Knowledge is shared and new learning discovered in these communities. I developed such "communities" for 17 years while working with the issue of homelessness in Canada. I am working on a team with a client who has used one Open Space to reduce misundertanding between key actors in a project and is exploring other ways to engage the knowledge that is both conscious and not yet conscious in his organization.
Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transformation 41 Appleton Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada, M6E 3A4 Tel:/Fax: 416-653-4829 lpa...@inforamp.net http://www.inforamp.net/~lpasoc