Open Space week - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Open Space week - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Its always a joy seeing Open Space meetings, and this week Ive been part of two VERY different ones. First, last wednesday I helped organize a workshop for 25 teenagers from the worst part of Copenhagen. Were talking 25 kids aged 12-18, with completely different attitudes and backgrounds. But it went great! Open Space was only a small part of the day, but the kids took to it like ducks to water. They dove right in, organized the meeting and got really far in the discussions in no time. Excellent stuff! The second Open Space meeting I attended this week was organized by Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl, to gather inspiration on creating an innovative office environment/community in Copenhagen. This was a totally different crowd, with a scary amount of talent participating. Again, the meeting got organized in no time, and the talks were open, positive, focused and creative. So the record still stands: Every Open Space meeting Ive ever attended or planned has been a success. Which tells me that Open Space Technology is simply a formalization of the way we humans like to meet and interact. OST is somehow natural. BTW: I talked to Lars Pind and offered to help him with his Open Space meeting in april. Lets see what happens there. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related