Yeah, I'm kind of iffy on the idea of having keynoters at an OS, or even selling the event with the names of who you've invited. "Whoever comes are the right people" - and highlighting certain attendees seems to be missing the point...
On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 1:09 AM, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dan, > my experience with "it-agile" of Hamburg in 2011 with the entire company > (35, including spouses and former employees plus a bunch of babies) in a two > day event with a planning meeting a month before and a next meeting two > months after the event, details here >> >> >> http://www.openspaceworldscape.org/ue_veranstaltung.asp?sprache=en&ds=0&branche=0&begleiterId=9&anzeigeOrtId=0#veran > > > (it takes a bit to load being a huge data base, its the second event from > the top called "Zufrieden Reisen in der Zukunft"... they had found that > several folks had left the company when children arrived in their families > which was tough to organize with the frequent and extended travel, looking > for a way to rearrange their processes so that nobody would have to leave > the company again in the future when children arrived). > > This outfit had been working with a apparent variance of "open space" > several times at their annual retreats (bar camp or something like it) which > seemed to fit their "agile" approach in a way that it took them a while to > warm up to the more "classic" ost approach. > My assumption was that, although their agile approach seems to be "such a > natural fit" (as Diane points out) (it was Diane, by the way, that pointed > the outfit in Hamburg in my direction), there are some not so fitting > elements. > > Have a great day > greetings from Berlin > mmp > > > > > On 18.04.2014 05:40, Diana Larsen wrote: >> >> Hi Dan, >> >> I'm curious. Why not hold both days - the whole magilla - in Open Space? >> >> "This year, we plan to bring OST to the attention of a great many >> people...as many as possible..." seems like it's saying you want to give >> everyone a deep dive into the OS experience, but then you only devote >> half of the event to it. And it's the half *after* you've alerted folks >> to the special speakers - which subtly sets them up as more deserving of >> attention than whomever else might show up. >> >> I get a mixed message about Open Space when I see this format. >> >> To be fair, I'm leading an Open Space in two weeks at a conference for a >> group of software architects, mostly giving them an easily identifiable >> space to bail out of sessions, use the law of two feet, and talk about >> the stuff they want to talk about. OTOH, I have no illusions that it >> will give them a full exposure or experience of the potential power of >> Open Space, as when there's really something at stake. Though there's >> still no telling what might happen, the conference organizers aren't >> expecting more. >> >> To get closer to OS's powerful, passionate potential, I help to organize >> Agile Open Northwest and other Agile Opens - conferences that are all OS >> all the time with every participant as special and priceless as the next. >> >> Agile's emphasis on self-organizing teams and OS reliance on the human >> drive to self-organize seem like such a natural fit. I'm curious why >> you've chosen this format. >> >> Diana >> >> >> ************** >> Diana Larsen >> http://futureworksconsulting.com >> Envisioning a world where everyone at every level of the organization >> can say, "I love my work; this is the best job EVER!" >> ******************** >> >> On Apr 17, 2014, at 8:00 PM, Daniel Mezick <d...@newtechusa.net >> <mailto:d...@newtechusa.net>> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> Our 2-day conference, the [agileCULTUREcon] is scheduled for June 26 & >>> 27 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This year, we plan to bring OST to the >>> attention of a great many people...as many as possible... >>> >>> This is an announcement, and an invitation. You are hereby invited to >>> come and play...as a participant, as a speaker...in any way the you >>> think works the best... >>> >>> ================================== >>> Here is the link for the upcoming 2014 event... >>> ...June 26 & 27 in Cambridge Mass: >>> *agileCULTUREcon 2014 BOSTON June 26-27 >>> <http://newtechusa.net/agileculturecon-2014-boston/>* >>> >>> ================================== >>> >>> Pictures from the last event >>> >>> http://newtechusa.net/culture-con/the-agile-culture-conference-2012-photos/ >>> >>> The tickets are very inexpensive, from $200 to $320 for a full 2 days, >>> with food throughout each day. >>> >>> >>> ...the 2014 event is still very much under construction, and if you >>> want, you can play a large role in the shape of the event overall! >>> >>> *agile CULTURE Conference 2014* >>> >>> >>> Day1 is designed as 15 total speaking slots, some of very short >>> duration. The intent here is to introduce a numerous, rich and varied >>> set of thinkers and ideas into the opening of the conference on >>> Day1....and mix those ideas...and set the stage for a much deeper dive >>> into culture & community, with a full-day Open Space on Day2. >>> >>> Speakers as of now include: >>> >>> *Robert Richman* from CULTURE BLUEPRINT (*link >>> <http://www.robertrichman.com/>*), formerly of Zappos >>> >>> *Jim & Michele McCarthy* from McCarthy Technologies, home of the Core >>> Protocols (*link <http://www.mccarthyshow.com/>*) >>> >>> *Jean Russell*, author of Thriveability (*link >>> <http://thrivable.net/about/>*) >>> >>> *John Buck*, expert on circle governance & author of We The People >>> (*link <http://sociocracyconsulting.com/about/team/john-buck-bio/>*) >>> >>> *Daniel Mezick*, originator of the Open Agile Adoption method and >>> author of THE CULTURE GAME (*link <http://www.danielmezick.com/>*) >>> >>> *Deborah Hartman Preuss*, Executive Coach & Open Space Facilitator >>> (*link <http://www.deborahpreuss.com/>*) >>> >>> >>> 230 people attended CULTUREcon2012. Space for this year’s event is >>> limited to the 1st 150 to sign up... >>> >>> Conference Link: >>> ***agileCULTUREcon 2014 BOSTON June 26-27 >>> <http://newtechusa.net/agileculturecon-2014-boston/>* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> We plan to announce more exiting speakers in the next 10 days...and >>> more than a few surprises! >>> >>> There are still a few speaking slots open if you have something big to >>> say about culture. If you have culture design/redesign tools like >>> meeting formats, social system designs, facilitation and related tools >>> for designing cultures for teams, organizations and enterprises, we >>> want to hear from you! >>> >>> >>> *The Open Space Story-Behind-the-Story* >>> >>> >>> In many ways, OST is the star of the event, the primary culture-tool >>> to explore, and an important area of focus for the event. >>> >>> One of the intentions of the conference is to actively socialize Open >>> Space into organizations that are trying to cope with the relentless >>> pace of change. We are looking for OST people with deep experience to >>> participate, and teach and socialize Open Space to across the 2 days. >>> Most of the attendees are managers, directors, VP, and C-level people >>> from a typical workplace culture. These attendees are interested in >>> improvement, and know very little about Open Space. This event is >>> designed to change that! >>> >>> The primary task of the event is to put practical tools for shaping >>> culture... tools like Open Space... into the hands of the people who >>> need them most. >>> >>> How you choose to participate is up to you...if you are _*hot*_ to >>> >>> offer a session on Day1, we want to hear from you! >>> >>> The single rule for the 15 speakers on Day1 is that they must be >>> present during the entire Day2 Open Space in some way, and be present >>> at the closing circle. The intent here is to create a valuable and >>> rich social learning experience for attendees, who want to socialize >>> with the speakers, book authors and thought leaders at the conference. >>> The focus is on practical tools company leaders can use to design, and >>> redesign intentional culture designs at work. The intent is to >>> showcase Open Space as perhaps THE most essential tool available for >>> creating genuine progress in organizations. >>> >>> We at Agile Boston hereby invite you to come and play...and to >>> consider what this conference may mean to you, and how you may choose >>> to participate. The space holds about 150 people. >>> >>> Conference Link: >>> ***agileCULTUREcon 2014 BOSTON June 26-27 >>> <http://newtechusa.net/agileculturecon-2014-boston/>* >>> >>> >>> PS: Here is the link for the previous event we did in 2012, the one >>> with the BUS from Philly to Boston: >>> 2012 (past event) >>> *http://newtechusa.net/culture-con/* >>> >>> >>> I hope you can make it! >>> >>> Will you email me at d...@newtechusa.net or reach me by phone at 203 >>> 915 7248 with your questions? Will you forward this to a friend? >>> >>> Thank you! and >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Daniel Mezick, President >>> >>> New Technology Solutions Inc. >>> >>> (203) 915 7248 (cell) >>> >>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog >>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter >>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>. >>> >>> >>> Examine my new book:The Culture Game >>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the >>> >>> Agile Manager. >>> >>> Explore Agile Team Training >>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching. >>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/> >>> >>> Explore the Agile Boston >>> <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>Community. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OSList mailing list >>> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org >>> <mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >>> <mailto:oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org> >>> >>> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >>> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> > > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > ++49 - 30-772 8000 > > > > Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 421 resident Open Space > Workers in 70 countries working in a total of 143 countries worldwide: > www.openspaceworldmap.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org -- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ James Sheldon @ http://www.JamesSheldon.com @ @ "Queering elementary mathematics education means @ pushing beyond binaries, questioning the (selective) @ tradition in the world of mathematics as well as using @ mathematics to pose questions about the world, and @ imagining new possibilities." - Kat Rands @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
