Hi Carla, 

I don't know whether anyone has made that association in written form; however, 
I can let you know that the Agile Alliance (the non-profit trade association 
for Agile practitioners) has a program "Agile Open" which has the purpose of 
supporting Agile-themed open space conferences around the world.  
http://www.agilealliance.org/programs/agile-open-program/

At it's annual conference, the Agile Alliance supports an area called, "Open 
Jam" which was inspired by open space methods. It's organizers encourage all 
conference participants to offer and schedule ad hoc sessions throughout the 
conference week. Many other groups have used open space principles to guide 
their Agile IT work.

I'm also familiar with an Agile coach who has organized Open Space events to 
launch new projects and teams. 

I have not heard of any companies that have embraced both Agile and Open Space 
as guides for working. As a set of practices Agile and Open Space are related 
through their common support of work accomplished through self-organizing 
groups, their recognition of the role of emergence in complex 
systems/situations, and encouragement for finding ways to tap the creative 
potential inherent in collaborative work. Seems as though it could be a match 
made in heaven for your workplace. Please keep us posted on how it goes! 

And if you'd like to discuss this more off-list, I'd be happy to join you. 

Diana
member, Agile Alliance board of directors, 2008-current

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On Feb 10, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Vliex, Carla (cvl) wrote:

> Hi there
>  
> It wasn’t for long I was active on this list. But I always kept my eyes on 
> the list.
>  
> Does anyone if there is anything written on similarities- differences between 
> Open Space and Agile? We are trying with a  client in IT to mingle Open Space 
> and Agile.
>  
> Ciao Carla
>  
> Met vriendelijke groet,
>  
> drs. C.J.P. (Carla) Vliex MCM
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