Open Space 
Unconferences, Open Space, and the future of organizational innovation
Submitted by George Por on Sun, 07/20/2008 - 10:03.Categories:
Many young social and tech innovators believe that if people want to be innovative they have to get out of the organizations. Too much control and permission asking kill the spirit of innovation, as they say. Yet, organizations don’t stay immune to the impact of such tech-enabled, social life forms as communities of practice, knowledge networks, professional learning communities, open source innovation, innovation communities, etc… In fact, visionary leaders sponsor them.