[OSList] Two things

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Two things I came across this week that I thought the OST community might find 
interesting.

1. The Shift Forum  that took 
place this week in SF had an “unconference” portion the 2nd day. 

2. An article titled HR Goes Agile 

 appeared in this month’s Harvard Business Review. 

Enjoy!
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Re: [OSList] Building Self-Management Muscles

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Thank You Christine! Suzanne Daigle was a big help in pulling this story
out of me.

Regarding your story about the non-profit, the issues of silos and lack of
clarity are very interesting. I find myself wondering, is the problem a
lack of self-management understanding, a lack of strength in using
self-management, mis-communication, or maybe something else all together.

I don't have any non-profit stories of my own but I have worked in teams of
150 people that were completely self-managed. One of those teams did go
through a very large change in strategic direction and the issues of silos
and clarity where certainly present. Even in teams where the principles and
practices of self-management are deeply embedded, mis-communication can
still reek havoc.

Without sharing the details, I'll try to tell the story.

A collection of individual product lines that were for many years or even
decades all stand alone businesses with their own PLs and cross-functional
teams were facing an issue of long term viability of each stand alone
business. There was a need to do something different because the current
direction was not sustainable. But how to shake up a collection of
businesses that are all self-managed. It started by coming together around
the issues and opportunities. Just like we do in Open Space. It some cases
it became clear that some products or businesses needed to go. The
challenge was how to make the change without sinking the whole ship alone
with it. By involving people at all levels in the realities of the
situation, it became clear to some business leaders that they needed to
slow down and eventually close their business. It is hard when certain
people who all like each other and have been working together for a long
time have to face the realization that what they had is not going to last.
But even when you all know that something needs to change, the path forward
is still not clear. It would be easier to just put someone in-charge and
have them sort it all out. But since you don't have that in
self-management, you have to work through the issues together. It is tricky
because for many people what was clear before about how the organization
worked (in SM it is about knowing who to go to) is not so clear anymore.
Some people band together into silos because they don't like what's going
on. Some people are frustrated but understand the need for change and are
willing to deal with the uncertainty. Some are championing the change and
have the unique issue of needing to communicate. But communication can be
very hard when you don't know how things are going to look in the future.
So what do you do?

What everyone on this list already knows. You just keep opening the space.
One-on-one. In groups. Everymonth. Everyday The path forward will expose
itself.

Kevin



On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Nice job, Kevin!  Take a look, everyone...
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/great-work-cultures/building-self-management_b_7859320.html

 Yesterday, I had a conversation with one of my long-time clients, the COO
 of a nonprofit org, who teaches nonprofit management at a couple of
 universities.  In her organization, they have a team-based culture that
 supports some self-managed teams and some teams with supervisors, depending
 on their level of development according to some collectively created
 criteria.

 She commented that in an organization with a relatively small number of
 paid staff (70 FTEs, 55 Seasonal Staff, 2,000 volunteers) one of the
 challenges of self-managed functional teams is how quickly they become
 silos.  From her perspective, self-managed cross-functional teams tend to
 spend too much time trying to understand what everyone does - these often
 don’t feel like teams but more like gaggles of loosely connected colleagues
 .

 I would love to hear stories from any of you in our global community about
 successful self-managed teams in nonprofit orgs or in any type of org with
 under 100 FTEs.

 Warm wishes from a toasty Phoenix evening,

 Christine

 Christine Whitney Sanchez, M.C.
 Phoenix, AZ, USA • +1.480.759.0262
 www.innovationpartners.com
 www.christinewhitneysanchez.com

 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez | LinkedIn
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewhitneysanchez | Twitter
 https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez


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Re: [OSList] Building Self-Management Muscles

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Meant to say that story, referring to my Huff post piece!

On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Kevin O'Brien ke...@ktobrien.com wrote:

 Thank You Christine! Suzanne Daigle was a big help in pulling this story
 out of me.

 Regarding your story about the non-profit, the issues of silos and lack of
 clarity are very interesting. I find myself wondering, is the problem a
 lack of self-management understanding, a lack of strength in using
 self-management, mis-communication, or maybe something else all together.

 I don't have any non-profit stories of my own but I have worked in teams
 of 150 people that were completely self-managed. One of those teams did go
 through a very large change in strategic direction and the issues of silos
 and clarity where certainly present. Even in teams where the principles and
 practices of self-management are deeply embedded, mis-communication can
 still reek havoc.

 Without sharing the details, I'll try to tell the story.

 A collection of individual product lines that were for many years or even
 decades all stand alone businesses with their own PLs and cross-functional
 teams were facing an issue of long term viability of each stand alone
 business. There was a need to do something different because the current
 direction was not sustainable. But how to shake up a collection of
 businesses that are all self-managed. It started by coming together around
 the issues and opportunities. Just like we do in Open Space. It some cases
 it became clear that some products or businesses needed to go. The
 challenge was how to make the change without sinking the whole ship alone
 with it. By involving people at all levels in the realities of the
 situation, it became clear to some business leaders that they needed to
 slow down and eventually close their business. It is hard when certain
 people who all like each other and have been working together for a long
 time have to face the realization that what they had is not going to last.
 But even when you all know that something needs to change, the path forward
 is still not clear. It would be easier to just put someone in-charge and
 have them sort it all out. But since you don't have that in
 self-management, you have to work through the issues together. It is tricky
 because for many people what was clear before about how the organization
 worked (in SM it is about knowing who to go to) is not so clear anymore.
 Some people band together into silos because they don't like what's going
 on. Some people are frustrated but understand the need for change and are
 willing to deal with the uncertainty. Some are championing the change and
 have the unique issue of needing to communicate. But communication can be
 very hard when you don't know how things are going to look in the future.
 So what do you do?

 What everyone on this list already knows. You just keep opening the space.
 One-on-one. In groups. Everymonth. Everyday The path forward will expose
 itself.

 Kevin



 On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez via OSList 
 oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Nice job, Kevin!  Take a look, everyone...
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/great-work-cultures/building-self-management_b_7859320.html

 Yesterday, I had a conversation with one of my long-time clients, the COO
 of a nonprofit org, who teaches nonprofit management at a couple of
 universities.  In her organization, they have a team-based culture that
 supports some self-managed teams and some teams with supervisors, depending
 on their level of development according to some collectively created
 criteria.

 She commented that in an organization with a relatively small number of
 paid staff (70 FTEs, 55 Seasonal Staff, 2,000 volunteers) one of the
 challenges of self-managed functional teams is how quickly they become
 silos.  From her perspective, self-managed cross-functional teams tend to
 spend too much time trying to understand what everyone does - these often
 don’t feel like teams but more like gaggles of loosely connected colleagues
 .

 I would love to hear stories from any of you in our global community
 about successful self-managed teams in nonprofit orgs or in any type of org
 with under 100 FTEs.

 Warm wishes from a toasty Phoenix evening,

 Christine

 Christine Whitney Sanchez, M.C.
 Phoenix, AZ, USA • +1.480.759.0262
 www.innovationpartners.com
 www.christinewhitneysanchez.com

 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez | LinkedIn
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewhitneysanchez | Twitter
 https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez


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Re: [OSList] Fwd: [searchnet] Wilmington, DE congregation needs a Facilitator

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Hi Peggy,

Thanks for cross-posting! I lived in Delaware for many years right off of
Foulk Road. I am now based in Philly but still very familiar with that
area. I found Rev. Finch's email on the church website
http://www.stpaulsumcde.org/. I just sent him a note.

Kevin

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Peggy Holman via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Stumbled across the message below from the Future Search listserv. Since
 they’re looking for an Open Space practitioner, thought I’d cross-post.

 Peggy



 Begin forwarded message:

 *From: *Sally f...@futuresearch.net
 *Subject: **[searchnet] Wilmington, DE congregation needs a Facilitator*
 *Date: *July 17, 2015 at 5:40:28 AM PDT
 *To: *Peggy Holman pe...@peggyholman.com
 *Reply-To: *search...@list.nea.org

 Dear Members,


 This is a message from Brian Roberts,  a long-time member of FSN working
 in New Jersey.

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 *From*: Brian Roberts brobe...@gnjumc.org
 *Sent*: Thursday, July 16, 2015 10:29 AM
 *To*: Future Search Network f...@futuresearch.net
 *Subject*: Please post to Searchnet--


 A large congregation in Wilmington Delaware is looking for a facilitator
 to work with them on an Open Space day.

 Wilmington, Delaware church looking for leader to facilitate open space
 meeting of approximately 75 persons Saturday, September 26, 2015, 9 am – 3
 pm. Content planned for includes evaluation of directions developed in open
 space summit two years earlier using appreciative inquiry methods and
 processed since byself-organized teams and staff.  Would like to employ
 open space approach with elements of appreciative inquiry aimed at
 increasing the momentum emanating from previous two year planning process.
 Open to incorporating leader preferred avenues of assessment and planning
 in building agenda for the day. Contact the Rev. David Finch St. Pauls
 United Methodist Church, 1314 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE, 302-545-3232 or
 302-478-3135
  The contact person is a  friend and colleague of mine, the Rev. David
 Finch. He was one of the early users of Future Search with a congregation
 (he participated in the Princeton Future Search training 1994) and
 co-facilitated Future Search with me in 1995 in the United Methodist Church
 in Hightstown, NJ.

  A Partner in Ministry,
 *Brian Roberts, MDiv, MBA*
 District Superintendent, Cape Atlantic
 The United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey

 O: 609.272.3128
 C: 609.351.9307
 E: capeatlan...@gnjumc.org

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[OSList] Open Space at International House 2015

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Hi All,

We are well underway after having a fantastic opening by Christine Koehler
this morning. The group has voted to share our Newsroom with the OS
community. If you want to see the sessions notes as they are generated
live, visit the link below:

bit.ly/osih2015

Anyone with the link can view. If you want to make comments on one of the
Google Docs. you'll need to have a Google Drive account and add the folder
to your drive.

Enjoy!
Kevin

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[OSList] Open Space at International House 2015

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Hi All,

We are well underway after having a fantastic opening by Christine Koehler
this morning. The group has voted to share our Newsroom with the OS
community. If you want to see the sessions notes as they are generated
live, visit the link below:

bit.ly/osih2015

Anyone with the link can view. If you want to make comments on one of the
Google Docs. you'll need to have a Google Drive account and add the folder
to your drive.

Enjoy!
Kevin

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[OSList] Open Space at International House 2015

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Hi All,

We are well underway after having a fantastic opening by Christine Koehler
this morning. The group has voted to share our Newsroom with the OS
community. If you want to see the sessions notes as they are generated
live, visit the link below:

bit.ly/osih2015

Anyone with the link can view. If you want to make comments on one of the
Google Docs. you'll need to have a Google Drive account and add the folder
to your drive.

Enjoy!
Kevin

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Re: [OSList] Open Space for innovation with group of 8?

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Very interesting Thomas! I find myself focusing on two statements want
to find innovations within a certain technology and really want to
explore new innovations more broadly. Is it possible that they are not
really sure what they want?  It could be valuable to explore the topic of
What do we want? in an OS format.

Kevin

On Thursday, January 8, 2015, Thomas Perret via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Hi friends,

 I would like some help.

 I have been approached by a company who wants to find innovations within a
 certain technology. They are looking to have a team of 8-10 working for 2
 or 3 days, and they have invited me to give them a suggestion for how to go
 about it.

 My questions:

 1. Do you think OS is the best approach with only 8 people and this kind
 of mission? If not, how would you go about it? If yes, how have you had it
 work?
 2. There are over 100 people in the company - how could one utilise this
 potential for the purpose without having to release everybody from client
 work for 2-3 days?
 3. They would really want to explore new innovations more broadly, but are
 looking, for now, to look within a certain technology because they fear
 being more general will give less results. Thoughts on this?

 Gratefully,
 Thomas
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Re: [OSList] Open Space for innovation with group of 8?

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Very interesting Thomas! I find myself focusing on two statements want
to find innovations within a certain technology and really want to
explore new innovations more broadly. Is it possible that they are not
really sure what they want?  It could be valuable to explore the topic of
What do we want? in an OS format.

Kevin

On Thursday, January 8, 2015, Thomas Perret via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Hi friends,

 I would like some help.

 I have been approached by a company who wants to find innovations within a
 certain technology. They are looking to have a team of 8-10 working for 2
 or 3 days, and they have invited me to give them a suggestion for how to go
 about it.

 My questions:

 1. Do you think OS is the best approach with only 8 people and this kind
 of mission? If not, how would you go about it? If yes, how have you had it
 work?
 2. There are over 100 people in the company - how could one utilise this
 potential for the purpose without having to release everybody from client
 work for 2-3 days?
 3. They would really want to explore new innovations more broadly, but are
 looking, for now, to look within a certain technology because they fear
 being more general will give less results. Thoughts on this?

 Gratefully,
 Thomas
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Re: [OSList] Open Space for innovation with group of 8?

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Very interesting Thomas! I find myself focusing on two statements want
to find innovations within a certain technology and really want to
explore new innovations more broadly. Is it possible that they are not
really sure what they want?  It could be valuable to explore the topic of
What do we want? in an OS format.

Kevin

On Thursday, January 8, 2015, Thomas Perret via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Hi friends,

 I would like some help.

 I have been approached by a company who wants to find innovations within a
 certain technology. They are looking to have a team of 8-10 working for 2
 or 3 days, and they have invited me to give them a suggestion for how to go
 about it.

 My questions:

 1. Do you think OS is the best approach with only 8 people and this kind
 of mission? If not, how would you go about it? If yes, how have you had it
 work?
 2. There are over 100 people in the company - how could one utilise this
 potential for the purpose without having to release everybody from client
 work for 2-3 days?
 3. They would really want to explore new innovations more broadly, but are
 looking, for now, to look within a certain technology because they fear
 being more general will give less results. Thoughts on this?

 Gratefully,
 Thomas
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Re: [OSList] Are You a frequent Lurker on OSLIST?

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Lurker  occasional contributor

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Interesting game.  I'm a lurker and an occasional contributor.

 Annamarie Pluhar

 Pluhar Consulting
 http://www.pluharconsulting.com
 802.451.1941
 802.579.5975 (cell)

 On 10 Dec 2014, at 18:25, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:

  Some of us were on a call on Tuesday, talking about Open Spaceand
 OSLIST

 ...the participants at the time were

 Chuni Li
 Daniel Mezick
 Karen Davis
 Linda Stevenson
 Lucas Cioffi
 Paul Levy
 Peggy Holman
 Skye Hirst
 Suzanne Daigle
 Tricia Chirumbole
 Harold Shinsato

 We discussed OSLIST culture, and how the culture of OSLIST may not
 actually be very easy to figure out...

 ...we talked about how this list has hundreds upon hundreds of members,
 with just 25 to 45 people (give or take) who post or reply with anything
 close to a regular frequency, and how some speak with highly authoritative
 voices.

 ...we talked a bit about how the culture of OSLIST /might actually be
 kind of intimidating for new people/ to participate in.


 The Game

 We have no idea how many regular lurkers are in the group...we talked
 about trying to find out.


 So: if you are a regular lurker, someone who examines these OSLIST
 threads periodically but does not actively participate ...  are you willing
 to play a little game?


 The Lurker Game: you are invited to play...

 1. *...The goal* is to collectively get some idea of how many of us on
 the list are regular lurkers.

 2. *...The rules* are:

 * If you consider yourself a regular lurker, consider opting in to
 the game, by replying...
 * If you reply, absolutely nothing further will be asked of you. All
 you are doing is identifying yourself as someone who lurks. That's it.

 3. ...We'll all track *the progress* by watching the thread, and seeing
 how many reply over time.

 4. ...Participation is *opt-in*.



 To participate, just hit [Reply List] and enter hey and press [Enter]
 ...or...

 ... (optionally) just say whatever you might want to say, instead

 We have no idea what might happen next; let's see what develops.

 Thanks!
 Daniel

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 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/
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 the-culture-game-book/: Tools for the Agile Manager.

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Re: [OSList] Are You a frequent Lurker on OSLIST?

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Lurker  occasional contributor

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Interesting game.  I'm a lurker and an occasional contributor.

 Annamarie Pluhar

 Pluhar Consulting
 http://www.pluharconsulting.com
 802.451.1941
 802.579.5975 (cell)

 On 10 Dec 2014, at 18:25, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:

  Some of us were on a call on Tuesday, talking about Open Spaceand
 OSLIST

 ...the participants at the time were

 Chuni Li
 Daniel Mezick
 Karen Davis
 Linda Stevenson
 Lucas Cioffi
 Paul Levy
 Peggy Holman
 Skye Hirst
 Suzanne Daigle
 Tricia Chirumbole
 Harold Shinsato

 We discussed OSLIST culture, and how the culture of OSLIST may not
 actually be very easy to figure out...

 ...we talked about how this list has hundreds upon hundreds of members,
 with just 25 to 45 people (give or take) who post or reply with anything
 close to a regular frequency, and how some speak with highly authoritative
 voices.

 ...we talked a bit about how the culture of OSLIST /might actually be
 kind of intimidating for new people/ to participate in.


 The Game

 We have no idea how many regular lurkers are in the group...we talked
 about trying to find out.


 So: if you are a regular lurker, someone who examines these OSLIST
 threads periodically but does not actively participate ...  are you willing
 to play a little game?


 The Lurker Game: you are invited to play...

 1. *...The goal* is to collectively get some idea of how many of us on
 the list are regular lurkers.

 2. *...The rules* are:

 * If you consider yourself a regular lurker, consider opting in to
 the game, by replying...
 * If you reply, absolutely nothing further will be asked of you. All
 you are doing is identifying yourself as someone who lurks. That's it.

 3. ...We'll all track *the progress* by watching the thread, and seeing
 how many reply over time.

 4. ...Participation is *opt-in*.



 To participate, just hit [Reply List] and enter hey and press [Enter]
 ...or...

 ... (optionally) just say whatever you might want to say, instead

 We have no idea what might happen next; let's see what develops.

 Thanks!
 Daniel

 --

 Daniel Mezick, President

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Re: [OSList] Are You a frequent Lurker on OSLIST?

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Lurker  occasional contributor

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

 Interesting game.  I'm a lurker and an occasional contributor.

 Annamarie Pluhar

 Pluhar Consulting
 http://www.pluharconsulting.com
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 802.579.5975 (cell)

 On 10 Dec 2014, at 18:25, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:

  Some of us were on a call on Tuesday, talking about Open Spaceand
 OSLIST

 ...the participants at the time were

 Chuni Li
 Daniel Mezick
 Karen Davis
 Linda Stevenson
 Lucas Cioffi
 Paul Levy
 Peggy Holman
 Skye Hirst
 Suzanne Daigle
 Tricia Chirumbole
 Harold Shinsato

 We discussed OSLIST culture, and how the culture of OSLIST may not
 actually be very easy to figure out...

 ...we talked about how this list has hundreds upon hundreds of members,
 with just 25 to 45 people (give or take) who post or reply with anything
 close to a regular frequency, and how some speak with highly authoritative
 voices.

 ...we talked a bit about how the culture of OSLIST /might actually be
 kind of intimidating for new people/ to participate in.


 The Game

 We have no idea how many regular lurkers are in the group...we talked
 about trying to find out.


 So: if you are a regular lurker, someone who examines these OSLIST
 threads periodically but does not actively participate ...  are you willing
 to play a little game?


 The Lurker Game: you are invited to play...

 1. *...The goal* is to collectively get some idea of how many of us on
 the list are regular lurkers.

 2. *...The rules* are:

 * If you consider yourself a regular lurker, consider opting in to
 the game, by replying...
 * If you reply, absolutely nothing further will be asked of you. All
 you are doing is identifying yourself as someone who lurks. That's it.

 3. ...We'll all track *the progress* by watching the thread, and seeing
 how many reply over time.

 4. ...Participation is *opt-in*.



 To participate, just hit [Reply List] and enter hey and press [Enter]
 ...or...

 ... (optionally) just say whatever you might want to say, instead

 We have no idea what might happen next; let's see what develops.

 Thanks!
 Daniel

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Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison

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Happy Birthday Harrison!

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Suzanne Daigle via OSList 
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 December 2nd...A special day! May I start the Joyous Chorus to wish you
 another mighty good year Harrison, dear friend to us all!
 Suzanne

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Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison

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Happy Birthday Harrison!

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Suzanne Daigle via OSList 
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 December 2nd...A special day! May I start the Joyous Chorus to wish you
 another mighty good year Harrison, dear friend to us all!
 Suzanne

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Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison

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Happy Birthday Harrison!

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Suzanne Daigle via OSList 
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 December 2nd...A special day! May I start the Joyous Chorus to wish you
 another mighty good year Harrison, dear friend to us all!
 Suzanne

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Re: [OSList] Drucker conference in Vienna: Managing Complexity

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Those are some great points Dan!

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

  I'm not watching the Vienna event as closely as Suzanne, and some of the
 others.

 I do notice some things about it.

 I'm glad that people in suits like Gary Hamel (et al) are now noticing
 what is happening, and writing and talking about it. As for doing, it
 looks like the main activity is... arranging conference events.

 I'm sad and afraid about the format. It's the standard us-them conference
 format. The experts dispense wisdom from the stage, the rest receive this
 revealed wisdom.


 The structure of the program is a big tip-off to what is happening there...

 http://www.druckerforum.org/2013/the-event/program/



 By attending this, the attendee authorizes the elevation of the people on
 the stage to the status of authority figures.

 The title of the event might also tip us off: Managing Complexity

 To manage is to direct and control. The title therefore expands to:

 Directing and Controlling Complexity.

 That's a very interesting title for a conference that is presumably about
 emergence in business organizations.


 Daniel

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Re: [OSList] Drucker conference in Vienna: Managing Complexity

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Those are some great points Dan!

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

  I'm not watching the Vienna event as closely as Suzanne, and some of the
 others.

 I do notice some things about it.

 I'm glad that people in suits like Gary Hamel (et al) are now noticing
 what is happening, and writing and talking about it. As for doing, it
 looks like the main activity is... arranging conference events.

 I'm sad and afraid about the format. It's the standard us-them conference
 format. The experts dispense wisdom from the stage, the rest receive this
 revealed wisdom.


 The structure of the program is a big tip-off to what is happening there...

 http://www.druckerforum.org/2013/the-event/program/



 By attending this, the attendee authorizes the elevation of the people on
 the stage to the status of authority figures.

 The title of the event might also tip us off: Managing Complexity

 To manage is to direct and control. The title therefore expands to:

 Directing and Controlling Complexity.

 That's a very interesting title for a conference that is presumably about
 emergence in business organizations.


 Daniel

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 Bio http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/. Blog
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 http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/.

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 http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/: Tools for the Agile
 Manager.

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 http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/ and Coaching.
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Re: [OSList] Drucker conference in Vienna: Managing Complexity

[Kevin O'Brien via OSList]

Those are some great points Dan!

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList 
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote:

  I'm not watching the Vienna event as closely as Suzanne, and some of the
 others.

 I do notice some things about it.

 I'm glad that people in suits like Gary Hamel (et al) are now noticing
 what is happening, and writing and talking about it. As for doing, it
 looks like the main activity is... arranging conference events.

 I'm sad and afraid about the format. It's the standard us-them conference
 format. The experts dispense wisdom from the stage, the rest receive this
 revealed wisdom.


 The structure of the program is a big tip-off to what is happening there...

 http://www.druckerforum.org/2013/the-event/program/



 By attending this, the attendee authorizes the elevation of the people on
 the stage to the status of authority figures.

 The title of the event might also tip us off: Managing Complexity

 To manage is to direct and control. The title therefore expands to:

 Directing and Controlling Complexity.

 That's a very interesting title for a conference that is presumably about
 emergence in business organizations.


 Daniel

 --

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 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.

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 http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/ and Coaching.
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