Welcome to London Open Space at the Queensbridge Sports and Community Centre	Setting the enterprise agenda	Exchanging views over dinner	Re-living the Open Space experience	Stories in the Hothouse

London enterprise for all in words

"I was at a conference where we said if only it could be like the coffee breaks
And today it was like the coffee breaks
It was really nice to be challenged in a different way
It was interesting to see how people were in groups and in lots of different conversations"

"Lots of energy
I got a lot from it
I’ve been challenged"

"A fresh approach
Informal talking
A welcome new approach to bringing people together"

"I expected to get something from the day
In the end I learned a lot
It’s not how much we say, it’s the little things you pick up to shape my own situation at home in my regeneration programme"

"Fascinating to see it in action
The freedom it gives people
Enjoyed hearing everyone
Putting the issues into context
It’s clear that people feel passionately about what they had to say"

"I enjoyed the freedom
And I am all talked out"

"Instructive
Didn’t know what to expect
Expecting to hear something more formal
Good to hear people’s views
To step back from the daily flow, out of the normal patterns"

"I am interested in how issues trickle up
I have a question about this"

"Thoroughly enjoyed today, refreshing, and intrigued to see questions set and if we have solutions to put into practice in our work"

"I wasn’t sure why I was here. Most people are in the ‘giving’ end, helping regeneration
The session would work better with the emergent business sector and the banks being here too"

"It was good to hear other people’s views"

"I am convinced that organisations are destroying humanity. Regeneration is one of those words; I am beginning to understand regeneration up from the grass roots. The top down approach doesn’t work"
 

London enterprise for all in stories

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