何時適用開放空間？

 Open Space is…
　　開放空間會議是…

• 一個「人們可以有效討論，以解決錯綜複雜、暗藏衝突或有實際衝突、且亟需立即處理的議題，並觸動組織改變」的過程。
  a group process for organizational change, including productive meetings and resolving major issues involving diversity, complexity, potential or actual conflict, needing immediate results
• 一個「開展領導能力、擴展團隊對行動的承諾以及責任感」的方法
  a means of expanding leadership capabilities and broad-based commitment to and responsibility for results
• 一個「規劃、匯談、資訊蒐集與分享」的過程
  a  process for planning, dialogue, information gathering and sharing
• 一個激發創造力與熱忱的途徑，
  讓人們如在咖啡休息時間般地全心參與；
  讓人們有如參加一場充電營後般精力充沛；
  有如一場專注的會議，能夠產生具體可行的行動方案。an approach that increases access to creativity and passion; it’s like an extended coffee break in terms of real participation, like a retreat in terms of energizing participants, and like a focused meeting in terms of delivering attainable action plans.

When is Open Space Suitable 　適合用開放空間會議的時機：

• 當參與者的背景非常不同且多元，並必須處理複雜並具有潛在衝突的議題時。　　Open Space Technology is appropriate where a diverse group of people must deal with complex and potentially conflicting martial.
  
• 沒有人知道答案時
  Nobody knows the answer
• 會議之後與會者持續地參與是成功的要件
  Ongoing participation is required for success.
• 高階領導人希望整個團隊參與找尋答案 Senior management wants to engage the whole system in finding the answer.
• 最適當的反應時間是昨天(意味事情緊急) Response time is “yesterday”.

　 When is Open Space NOT suitable　不適合用開放空間的時機：

• The answer is already known.
  答案是已知的
• Sponsors think they know the answer.
  客戶認為他們已經知道答案了
• Sponsors feel that need to be in charge and control.
  客戶感到必須掌控一切的需要
  

 "The key to a successful Open Space is not the facilitator, but the pre-requisites. The more pre-requisites are present, the more likely to be successful."
「開放空間會議的成功與否不在會議引導者本身，而是這些先決條件是否滿足。這些先決條件存在越多，越可能成功。」