Nexus II ended with affirmation of most if not all participants that the whole idea of bringing people together who are concerned with large systems change has just begun. The conference provided a balance between exploring possibilities and connecting to the history of the movement.

In 2007, Nexus started with the idea of convening those people who live the content of Peggy Holman’s, Steve Cady’s and Tom Devane’s Change Handbook. It is good to be reassured that those folks share a systemic and a humanistic perspective. So, in essence, a movement has emerged which needs to grow and to mature.

Do we need such a forum? Absolutely yes. Will it become a self-organizing system, a super-network of networks? I am not so sure. But I hope. Future will tell.

It is not yet entirely clear what kind of child has been given birth to in 2007. What is Nexus actually? Does Nexus deal with large systems change only, or with change in general (which would include personal transformation, coaching, systemic team development methods etc.)? Is Nexus a movement of systems thinkers? Who is invited? Who is not invited? If Nexus is inclusive of anybody, are there any boundaries? Is it a global or basically an American network which warmly welcomes guests from abroad?

It is good that these questions aren’t answered yet because this increases the inclusivity of the network and the curiosity of those who show up. But – as the Open Space movement and other informal networks have shown, time will come when these questions are looking for their answers.