[OSList] CULTUREcon2014 Boston June 26 & 27

Thu Apr 17 20:40:00 PDT 2014

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

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On Apr 17, 2014, at 8:00 PM, Daniel Mezick <dan at 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
> ==================================
> 
> 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), formerly of Zappos
> Jim & Michele McCarthy from McCarthy Technologies, home of the Core Protocols (link)
> 
> Jean Russell, author of Thriveability (link)
> 
> John Buck, expert on circle governance & author of We The People (link)
> 
> Daniel Mezick, originator of the Open Agile Adoption method and author of THE CULTURE GAME (link)
> 
> Deborah Hartman Preuss, Executive Coach & Open Space Facilitator (link)
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 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 dan at 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
> 
> 
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