I had left my job to follow my heart, to continue working with Open Space Technology in the world. In my organization (Employment Agency in Sweden) the space for creativity had been shut down by a radical shift in leadership. Lucky as I am, it coincided with a downsizing and as I left voluntarily I got some benefits/ money to spend to start my own company.
Suddenly I heard that Birgitt Williams/Bolton was coming to Sweden teaching about Working with Open Space Technology, the Genuine Contact way – never heard about it but I got the money so why not try it out?
What I most remember from the 7 day doze of Open Space (the OST training was directly followed by The Conscious Open Space Organization module (now Genuine Contact Organization) was coming back after a 1,5 hours individual reflection, just to learn we got another 2 hours individually with another question. It blew my mind and gave me some deep insights!
I found an old photo of Birgitt opening space and Rachel Bolton in the background I believe!