Do-it-yourself e-Conferencing Methodology from Germany is Changing World-wide Collaboration

Berlin, Germany – September 25, 2006 – OpenSpace-Online is a Top 20 finalist for the “Top 10 World Changer 2006” Award – Voting is open to everyone!

Almost exactly seven years after starting the visionary OpenSpace-Online project, the OpenSpace-Online® Methodology is nominated as one of the 20 finalists in the “Top 10 World Changer 2006” award. This prestigious award is also celebrating its 7th year anniversary. The World E-Government Forum and PoliticsOnline recognizes the Top 10 pioneers, organizations and companies with the greatest impact on the way the Internet is bringing democracy online. “This year marked the toughest year ever for the jury in choosing the 20 finalists. The integration of politics and the Internet are reflected in this year's diverse, international nominees.”

Until the end of September 2006 voting is open to everyone who is interested world-wide. You are invited to cast their vote for one of the 20 finalists at http://www.PoliticsOnline.com for the Top Politics & Internet World Changer of 2006 award. The winners, the top 10 nominees who receive the most votes, will be honored guests at the World E-Government Forum October 18-20, in Paris, France.

OpenSpace-Online easily stands out from the other finalists. While all the finalists offer some form of online communication, OpenSpace-Online’s interactive conferencing system supports world-wide collaboration across all disciplines and venues. Other contestants include political on-line magazines and Internet portals or Internet campaigns. The difference is emphasized in the jury’s description: “The "do-it-yourself" OpenSpace-Online E-Participation Real-Time Methodology is a powerful philosophy that has the potential to become one of the most earth shifting Internet meeting and conferencing methods in society, politics, education and other fields. OpenSpace-Online was developed by Change Facilitator Gabriela Ender and her team in Germany (1999-2002). The easy to use innovation enables fast collaboration, knowledge-sharing, problem solving and results-oriented dialogs about urgent topics for small and large groups in real-time without 'human' online moderators. During the virtual-led and structured working process all participants are equal. It also bridges value-gaps between online and offline collaboration / participation in a wonderful unique way.”

“Putting people and issues in the centre” is the key driver for true co-creative excellence across distances and for sustainable further work around the globe. OpenSpace-Online, enables simple, yet effective collaboration without a large time, space, planning, or travel investment. This unique “do-it-yourself” methodology is setting new innovation standards for global e-collaboration by enabling unique, holistic and highly participative architectures to link multifaceted ways of face-to-face and online activities in business, community, education, health-care, social and governmental settings.

The founder is surprised and enthused about the nomination. Particularly, because this jury looked not only for quantity regarding content, but also for quality in terms of value-based and results-oriented communication as well as supporting sustainable further work.

The OpenSpace-Online conferencing system and its services make it possible for organizers to quickly and easily set-up the meetings. There is no need for any special training or prior technical, methodical, or conference leadership knowledge. This allows people and organizations to immediately address important questions or business issues and to reach mutually agreed upon results and actions steps rapidly.

This internet method supports various goals, different themes, multifaceted application fields and all kinds of learn, work, interest groups and change facilitators. Applications are endless: international new product creation and strategizing; collaboration among team members; building social networks; developing and realizing new and existing projects; a platform for youths to discuss important topics together with (inter)national partner schools; change process facilitation; follow-on and sustaining collaboration after face-to-face events… With this meeting software you open the space of the future
of co-creation through nearly just-in-time collaboration. The possibilities for application is limited only by the imagination!

Visitors to http://www.OpenSpace-Online.com can download a free e-Book about this conferencing methodology with information about roots, applications, effects and with testimonials. Further information about the World E-Government Forum at: http://www.worldegovforum.com/?lang=en.

We invite you to cast your vote via: http://www.PoliticsOnline.com

For Further Information und Press Contact:
Gabriela Ender, Founder and CEO
eMail: contact@OpenSpace-Online.com
OpenSpace-Online GmbH - The Power of People!
Resselsteig 30, 12209 Berlin, Germany
Telefon: +49-(0)30-772 31 69,
Fax: +49-(0)30-77 39 20 21
Website: http://www.OpenSpace-Online.com

The OpenSpace-Online GmbH, based in Berlin-Germany, has developed the worldwide unique “Do-it-yourself” OpenSpace-Online® Real-Time Conference Methodology. The general purpose of this completely self-contained Internet meeting methodology and its services is to enable organizations to consciously act as “life long learning organizations”, to empower interest and work groups to independently co-create the future for the greater good of society, and the whole planet by overcoming the limitations of time and space.

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