Open Space Technology (OST, or just Open Space) is a format for organising meetings, events or conferences.

So ... what's an Open Space?

If this still sounds like mumbo-jumbo, this short video might be helpful.

[The full conversation is also available.](https://youtu.be/SE4tgs_hcY8)

The full conversation is also available.

Structure of an Open Space

Most of all, at an Open Space there's no up-front agenda. Rather all participants are invited to bring their topics, interests, questions and curiosity to jointly create an agenda.

This self-organized agenda-creation is a facilitated process that happens during the opening of an Open Space and is sometimes called a Marketplace. The agenda that's co-created during an Open Space's Marketplace can further evolve throughout the event, based on the participants' needs.

Open Space Principles & Law

Furthermore an Open Space follows 4 principles:

• Whoever comes are the right people
• Whatever happens is the only thing that could have
• Whenever it starts is the right time
• When it's over it's over

... and 1 law:

The law of 2 feet - if you are neither learning nor contributing, move on!

The Open Space principles and law, by Ruben Klerkx.