This practice workshop focuses on the practice of Open Space Technology. You will learn practical skills and engage deeply with this transformative facilitation practice. To facilitate this learning we invite you to obtain and read the following books in advance of the workshop.

• Open Space Technology: A User's Guide by Harrison Owen. This is "the book" on how to conduct Open Space Technology meetings. It is available in large bookstores, or online from indigo.ca. If you can't find the book, you can download an older version of the guide for free from Harrison Owen's website at http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm.



• Open Space Technology: A User's NON-Guide edited by Michael Herman and Chris Corrigan. This book is a deep dialogue between 37 leading practitioners of Open Space Technology on a wide range of underlying principles that inform Open Space Technology. You can download the book for free here: http://www.globalchicago.net/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceTech/UsersNonGuide.



• Inviting Organization: evolution is now and open space by Michael Herman. This book forms the backbone of the material covered in the practice workshop. It is available for free at: http://www.globalchicago.net/ost/invitingorg/index.html.



• Tales From Open Space by Harrison Owen. This was first ever collection of Open Space Technology stories and case studies. The original book is out of print, but again, you can download it for free at http://www.openspaceworld.com/tales.htm.

For further inquiry, reading lists relating to Open Space Technology can be found at the worldwide Open Space website at: http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?RecommendedBooks

When the workshop is over, we invite you to become a member of the world wide community of Open Space practitioners. There are a number of websites, email lists and other resources out there for you. Here are some of the best:

• OSLIST is the international Open Space Technology practitioner email list. This is an incredibly supportive community of 350 or so practitioners from all over the world who are always eager to answer questions and play with ideas. You can subscribe to the list at: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html



• World Wide Open Space is the central online resource for Open Space Technology practitioners. It is located at http://www.openspaceworld.org



• Michael Herman's Open Space Resources. Michael's own collection of resources can be found at http://www.globalchicago.net/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceTech

Finally, if you ever need to contact me, please call (604) 947-9236 or email at chris@chriscorrigan.com