Now there's a way to improve meetings that's even better than canceling them. Open space meetings cause excitement, flashes of business inspiration, and profound satisfaction. We're about to tell you how to hold an earth-shattering brainstorming session that will revolutionize your business. The year was 1985. The construction industry, which the company serves, was plagued by recession and stalked by bankruptcy.
Open space gives all employees, from the janitor to the CEO, the nerve to suggest wild innovations.
The company called in open space's originator, consultant Owen of Potomac, Md., to lead its next annual strategy meeting. The author at this point makes a mistake. Owen never worked with us. We read his book. He did not come to Rensselaerville.