[OSList] OSACON, East & West: the recurring **online** (agile) Open Space conference

[Daniel Mezick]

Greetings All,

I have been quiet on the List lately, but rest assured, I'm still 
causing trouble...

...Here is some **news**.

We have this monthly **online** Open Space conference event going now. 
We call it OSACON.


There's **two** events actually: OSACON/West addresses The Americas and 
Europe, while OSACON/East handles Asia Pacific time zones.

You can learn more at the OSACON web site listed below. We're using ZOOM 
video to deliver a keynote and an **online** Open Space every time.

The Next **online** Open Space OSACON/West event is coming up 11/08 and 
the author of ENGAGING EMERGENCE, Peggy Holman, is keynoting!!

(for the few who may not know, Peggy is a big part of the ORIGIN STORY 
in the development of what we **now** call Open Space Technology.)

So you probably do not want to miss this one!!

You can learn more here & register: https://osacon.com/osacon-west/


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About OSACON:*

The OSACON community is where the global community of Open activists 
find each other– and interact.

We discover and then compose tools and techniques that encourage and 
foster a “whole group” approach to getting rapid, authentic and lasting 
Agile change.

People who attend OSACON are looking for better ways to get lasting 
Agile change; that is: genuine and continuous improvement.

Our keynotes are selected for their ability to present original ideas, 
be provocative in presentation, and successfully challenge the status 
quo of the Agile Industry.


*We work from a short set of assumptions:*

** We seek continuous improvement in the way Agile is implemented 
worldwide. In 2017, we see a huge opportunity to innovate and improve.

**We embrace Open, opt-in, invitational approaches that encourage higher 
and higher levels of human engagement.

**We assume (perhaps incorrectly) that self-management is where 
substantially all of the improvement is coming from when implementing 
Agile change.

**We hold that that only engaged people can effectively self-manage. We 
assert that authoritarian mandates, force and coercion kill engagement. 
And when engagement dies, so does self-management… and with it the 
potential for any real and lasting improvement.

**We recognize that mandated, forced and authoritarian approaches to 
“Agile transformation” are fundamentally flawed and completely opposed 
to Agile principles.

**We believe and acknowledge that “push” style Agile, as implemented 
today, is an epic failure.

**We realize that self-management – not your framework – is what 
actually scales.

If you like these assumptions, you are invited!



The recurring **online** OSACON event attracts some of the most 
forward-thinking people in the Agile industry and the growing Open 
movement. The format is “Open Space online” and usually includes a 
keynote address from an intriguing thinker and do-er.

Previous keynotes include Harrison Owen, Mike Beedle, David Snowden and 
more.

November 08, 2017.

I hope to see you there !!


-- 
Daniel Mezick
Culture Strategist. Author. Keynoter.
(203) 915 7248. Bio. <http://www.DanielMezick.com/> Blog. 
<http://www.NewTechUSA.net/blog/> Twitter. 
<https://twitter.com/DanielMezick>
Book: The Culture Game. <http://theculturegame.com/>
Book: The OpenSpace Agility Handbook. 
<http://www.amazon.com/OpenSpace-Agility-Handbook-Daniel-Mezick/dp/0984875336> 

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