Executives, Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Team Leaders, HR and OD specialists

You are invited to learn a simple to use multi-purpose method for leading highly participatory meetings involving from 7 to 1000 people. These meetings produce tangible results towards your business goals and achieve maximum participation, inspired creativity, and the best solutions from the collective of individuals involved. Open Space Technology (OST) was developed by Harrison Owen of Maryland, USA and has been used in almost every country in the world, with a twenty year history of consistently exceptional results. Learn the Genuine Contact way of working with OST to achieve the greatest benefit for the organization.

Skill and Capacity Building

You will leave this experiential, interactive workshop equipped with:

• How to facilitate meetings using the method Open Space Technology as originally taught by Harrison Owen in his book Open Space Technology: a User’s Guide
• How to prepare the sponsor prior to the meeting for generating the greatest benefit from the OST meeting
• How to debrief with the sponsor following the OST meeting to assist them in achieving the greatest leverage from the meeting once the immediate results have been attained
• A working knowledge of practical and simple multi-purpose tools and frameworks for working with OST in the organization inclusive of: the Medicine Wheel Tool©, the Deep Essence Tool©, the Grief Cycle, the Organizational Lifecycle, the Storyline
• How using OST in an organization will allow you to find solutions for complex problems in a very short period of time
• How to use OST to create teams, improve communication, improve staff morale, improve your bottom line
• How OST can be applied in non-profits, development agencies, private sector, public sector
• How to design OST meetings for conferences, community development, and citizen input at public forums
• A practical means for working with the information, knowledge and wisdom that already exists in your organization
• How to use highly participatory meetings such as OST to achieve and sustain a participatory architecture for optimal performance
• A peer-to-peer mentoring circle for ongoing learning

Free Resources

What is Open Space Technology download here

Bringing Open Space Technology into my Organization download here

Next Public Trainings

Date: February 14 & 16, 2012 | 9am to 4pm EST (1 hour lunch break at 12pm) (check your local timezone)
Location: Online via Elluminate
Trainers: Rachel Assuncao and Dave Bolton
Registration Details (this link will take you to our Eventbrite registration center)

Date: August 7-10 | 9am to 4pm EST (check your local timezone)
Location: Online via Elluminate
Trainers: Rachel Assuncao and Dave Bolton
Registration Details (this link will take you to our Eventbrite registration center)

Date: October 9 & 11 | 9am to 12pm EST (check your local timezone)
Location: Online via Elluminate
Trainers: Rachel Assuncao and Dave Bolton
Registration Details (this link will take you to our Eventbrite registration center)

Optional Workshop Enhancement Package: One intensive three-hour coaching session with one of the workshop leaders within three months of the workshop. This option is beneficial for those who learn best by applying their workshop learning into their day-to-day leadership work, then using the coaching to assist them in fine-tuning the application of their learning. Cost: $500. Contact us for details.

Your Facilitators

Rachel Assuncao attended her first Open Space Technology meeting at the ripe old age of 13 and hasn’t looked back since.  She brings a broad international experience with OST to the trainings as well as a decade of experience as a Genuine Contact Trainer.  Rachel assisted in the development of the Genuine Contact Program and is passionate about creating the conditions for high creativity, productivity, and inspiration in well designed and facilitated meetings.

David Bolton skilfully facilitates workshops and has done so with international groups since 2008. The operating platform for workshops is created using Whole Person Process Facilitation, to which David brings his unique skills with computer technology, and distilling information so that it is simplified. He brings his passion for combining computer science with genuine engagement of the people who use computer technology in their daily lives.

This Workshop is a Module of the Genuine Contact Program

Each module of the Genuine Contact program provides participants with a complete skill and knowledge set that is beneficial used on its own.  Each module is also designed to be  part of a multi-purpose blended approach and you may find added benefit to take the module in conjunction with other components of the Genuine Contact Program. Contact us to find out what the right ‘bundle’ is to meet your unique development and business goals.