About 30 of us have gathered in Melbourne on a cold and blustery autumn day to Celebrate the Boundary Rider (aka Fr Brian Bainbridge and all of us who travel that path between the conventional and unconventional).

Here are the topics that were posted. Reports will be linked as they become available.

And we send our good wishes to our colleagues gathering in Berlin, Germany for the 18th Annual World OSonOS.

  • Open Space as a transformational space (Jim)
  • Share an improv game (Johnnie)
  • Inside out open space (Rob)
  • Using open space to design and deliver better government community grants programs (eg Vic Govt climate communities programs) (Liz)
  • Exploring online social networking opportunities for ‘grounded’ learning communities (Tricia)
  • Check-in over a cuppa at the Bakery (Jess)
  • How can we promote OST in the corporate world? (Erik)
  • Open Space appreciative inquiry (and…?) (Sue)
  • Using cultural intelligence to ride the boundaries achieving inclusiveness and a global mindset (Rhonda)
  • Post open space meeting: what more can we do to encourage organisational culture change towards self-responsibility and self organisatioon (Erik)
  • Reflections and connections – at those boundaries we ride (Sue)
  • One less thing – what bits of OS can we leave out? (Johnnie)
  • Space invaders – a hidden/latent asset? (John)
  • Open space in the body – appreciating our physical self-organising abilities (Allison)
  • Laughter group (Jim)
  • Reconnecting people and systems using open space (Gayle)
  • Being, or not being, your true self and how this impacts on your facilitation (Sina)
  • Successful and sustainable action outcomes – back at work – keeping action/work groups going after the OST event è framework? (Max)
  • Connecting with other open space and like-minded people using the internet (eg Twitter) (Sam)
  • Learning the way… (Andrew)
  • Cutting through the crap – gentle and effective ways for cutting through false boundaries to really open space (Chris)
  • The ‘right’ client – initiating OST, roles and relationships (Max)
  • Explore this (wave) metaphor (Geoff)
  • Failing at open space (Allison)