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Open Space Technology is a conference format that allows participants to self-organize the program around topics they are passionate about. In contrast to traditional conferences with preset agendas, Open Space Technology gives all participants equal roles as both presenters and learners. Anyone can propose and lead a session on an issue they want to discuss. This empowers attendees to set their own schedules and discuss what interests them. The format is based on principles like the idea that whoever attends is the right audience, and any outcomes are acceptable. It encourages participant-driven and voluntary discussions through both formal sessions and informal conversations like during coffee breaks.

Software

Open Space
Technology
The SoCraTes Conferences Format
By Houssam FAKIH

“I can’t believe that after all these meetings,
workshops and conference sessions, the most
valuable time for me was still
during the coffee breaks, when I met
with people I wanted to meet
with and talk about the issues I
wanted to talk about”
- Harrison Owen, author of Open Space Technology: A Users Guide

Participants should have:
Passion&
Responsibility

Without
Responsibility
nothing
will get done

You have
the permission
to leave
ifyou are
not interested

Bumblebees &
Butterflies
use their feet and
flit from meeting to meeting

people come
together
around topics
they careabout

Thursday Evening:
Lightening Talk
@ SoCraTes-UK

SoCraTes-DE
crafts developers
from all Europe

Grab your invite at http:
//scslackin-rradczewski.rhcloud.com

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Open Space Technology

1. Open Space Technology The SoCraTes Conferences Format By Houssam FAKIH

2. Traditional Conference

3. The Program is Set by Organizers

4. Hiring Speakers by Invitation

5. Hiring Speakers by Call for papers

6. Speakers Attendees

7. What Open Spacetechnology changes?

8. All Participants are Equal

10. Both as Knowers and Learners

11. Everyone is Speaker

12. You Set the program yourself

13. Your Schedule Your Time

14. “I can’t believe that after all these meetings, workshops and conference sessions, the most valuable time for me was still during the coffee breaks, when I met with people I wanted to meet with and talk about the issues I wanted to talk about” - Harrison Owen, author of Open Space Technology: A Users Guide

15. Participants should have: Passion& Responsibility

16. Without Passion: Nobody is interested

17. Without Responsibility nothing will get done

18. Based on 4 principles

19. Whoever comes is the right people

20. Whateverhappens is all that could have

21. Whenever it starts is the right time

22. When it is over, it is over

23. The law of two feets

24. You have the permission to leave ifyou are not interested

25. Bumblebees & Butterflies use their feet and flit from meeting to meeting

26. people come together around topics they careabout