About OOSTKit

OOSTKit (Online OST Kit) is a growing collection of practical tools built on Open Systems Theory (OST) — a framework for designing organisations where people manage their own work.

OST was developed through decades of action research, beginning with the work of Fred Emery and Eric Trist at the Tavistock Institute. It provides tested methods for creating productive, democratic workplaces — places where people have real responsibility for the work they do.

Why we built this

Many OST methods were designed for in-person workshops with physical materials. OOSTKit brings these methods online — making them accessible to distributed teams, remote facilitators, and anyone exploring participative design for the first time.

The team

OOSTKit is built by practitioners who use these methods in real organisations. We're a small team focused on making OST tools that are simple, useful, and true to the theory.