Using Open Space as an OD Tool

Facilitated by Carol Horner, Synchronicity, Inc.

This session will accomplish two things:

1. Review the tenets of Open Space Technology developed by Harrison Owen.

2. Use the Open Space process to explore use of assessments in OD work..

The theme used within this session to facilitate the Open Space tool will be: Using Assessments.

Participants should come to the session with their "learning requests" and/or "knowledge offerings" around the theme of assessments. What do you want to know about assessments and what do you know that you can share about assessments?

Participants will leave with an understanding of the process of Open Space, gain ideas on how to use the process in their OD work, and will learn from their peers about OD tools and assessments. 

Speaker/Facilitator: Carol Horner

Carol is the Founder of Synchronicity, Inc. She works with teams, leaders, and organizations seeking to grow and make a productive and positive impact. Carol’s strengths lie in her ability to custom-design and implement learning and organization development programs in leadership development, coaching, team development, communication, and change management. She integrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging learning into all her consulting and talent development work.

Carol created the Spiral of Accountability™ that takes the complex dynamic of human self-talk and interactions and simplifies it into a visual representation that allows people to identify, name, and understand what is happening with them and the people around them. It then shows a pathway toward improving their reactions. She released the book The Spiral of Accountability in April 2024.

Carol is a Wiley Authorized Partner and Certified Professional in Everything DiSC®, Five Behaviors®, and PXTSelect®. She holds a certificate in Advanced Consulting Skills from Morningstar Ventures and one in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of South Florida.