Karl – there is very little in the academic literature for reasons I’ve always
found interesting and odd… but predictable. However, the International Press
has covered it extensively and if you will accept a rather biased source, I
have a number of books on the subject. 5 remain in print and are
Hi Karl - would you say more about your questions? What are the initial
directions of your inquiry around a "conceptual basis" of opening holding
and closing space?
And what do you mean by "self structuring of open space"?
And can you say a bit more about "pattern recognition as people participat
Chris mentioned his chapter in the Dialogic Organization Development book on
containers. You might also find my chapter on complexity, self-organization and
emergence in that same book of us. And if that path of inquiry is useful, check
out Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity.
And maybe my PhD research on success factors and effects of large scale
interventions might be of help. See
https://www.amazon.com/Building-evidence-based-practical-Interventions/dp/9059725034
. For the large group merhods I included Open Space Technology.
Good luck with your research Karl
Hi Karl,
I would also like to know more about your PhD approach.
Depending which way you go with your research, you might find something of
interest in my 2009 PhD thesis.
It included consideration of the philosophy behind several modalities,
including Open Space Technology.
I believe the thes
