These are reflections from Agnes and Marco about Open Space Technology which was used during the face-to-face phase of the 2nd FAO KS Workshop. Interview with Agnes Agnes’ first words were: lots of new Ideas! And the interview could have stopped there. But there’s more. She came to the workshop...

Have a look at Nancy White’s post on the KS Workshop. Her reflections will be followed soon here by a summary of the participant’s feedback. Nancy White and workshop participants

The face-to-face part of the KS workshop has come to a successful end. During the meeting, we tried out many different KS Tools and Methods. After each “experiment”, we debriefed the content (as it related to real issue we are working on), process and possible applications. In addition to...

It exists several Content Management Systems (CMS) on the market. They are proposing different features and tools. We have to evaluate what are our needs and the best system adapted for them. Most the other tools could be integrating  more easily with the CMS. A other tool, Delicious is useful to share...

I have appreciated the value of using open space methods – not just for a specific workshop but as a way to work with colleagues and create an open and creative work environment. Why not use this for your regular weekly/monthly meetings with your staff. Let them choose the topics to discuss and let...

I have really appreciate the “open space market place”. I like this method because it allows for a lot of freedom, including stepping out. I need more time to digest, filter all the knowledge shared and allow seed to germinate. What to do next: Not sure at this time. As initial thoughts: Promote...

Values from Open Space: FEBY noted that from previous experiences, every Open Space brings out different results. The breath of the discussion brought about by the diversity of the participants from the KS2 F2F was incredible. RACHEL’s first experience with Open Space, especially on the Market...

  by N. White / ks workshop The tagging icebreaker! Using Worldcafé to explore strategies for knowledge sharing Un Open Space session on: Developing research proposals Open Space: Developing a knowledge sharing strategy Breaking the ice on day 2 Open Space: How to improve collaboration within...

Everything seems to be ready for the three-day meeting of the FAO-CGIAR Knowledge Sharing Workshop that starts tomorrow. It will take place at Bioversity HQ in Rome just after the first 4-week on-line phase. We expect 35 participants and our facilitators will be Nancy White (consultant), Pete Shelton...