Harrison Owen
Author, Founder (Method founders & authors)
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Why they matter for gatherings
Harrison Owen is an author and founder known for developing Open Space Technology, a facilitation method that enables self-organized dialogue and collaboration in large groups. His work spans 16 books and various adaptations of Open Space for virtual and hybrid settings.
Facilitators and event designers should study Owen's methods to understand how to create flexible, participant-driven gatherings that foster organic interaction and innovation. His approaches are widely used for their effectiveness in diverse, large-group settings.
His foundational method, Open Space Technology, is a cornerstone of participant-led facilitation.
Here is how those methods work in practice.
The methods, ready to run
Named methods, and the exercises in our library that put them to work.
Dialogic Organization Development
Genuine Open Space Online / Virtual Large-Group
Foo Camp
And here is where you can watch them run.
Where you can see them practiced
Gold-set agendas that visibly put these methods to work.
How gatherings across every category score
Authority profile
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Evidence and receipts
Sources
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