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Open Space Technology, 3rd Edition
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Open Space Technology, 3rd Edition

by Harrison H. Owen
April 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
192 pages
4h 19m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Chapter VIII Movement to Action

There is no guarantee that definitive action will take place just because Open Space has been utilized. But the same can be said of any other approach. In the final analysis, meaningful action emerges when people accept responsibility for getting it done, whatever “it” might be. Open Space does, however, appreciably raise the probability that action will be taken because all participants have been put on notice from the very beginning that they and they alone hold the necessary keys to get the ball rolling. This is not to suggest that all necessary power and resources are available to them for the accomplishment of the task. This may or may not be the case, but it is very clear that the power of initiation ...

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ISBN: 9781576757758