<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Dan,
<p class="">Lots of “birthing” going on!<span style>
</span>Congratulations to you and Roberta on your new grand-daughter Clara
Louise.<span style> </span>Also congratulations on the
“speed of light” birthing work that you are doing on Agile Adoption with Open
Space.<span style> </span><b style>Count me in on a Maestro learning session. </b>Let us know if I or
others can help make this happen.<span style> </span></p>
<p class="">I’m excited to be one of the 600 to 700 people who will be
present in Paris to hear your keynote. The timing for this couldn’t be better
and the message will certainly land with many. Yes on Open Space! Yes on
Agile/Scrum! Yes on new ways of working together for the future! In the US, the
Generational shift with 78 Million Baby Boomers and an almost equal number of
Millennials onboarding the workplace, is, in itself, an urgent Call to Action to be opening space and innovating new ways to work together.</p>
<p class="" style><span style></span>Jasmina Nikolic, from the University of
Belgrade in Serbia and the future host of WOSonOS2014,<span style> </span>and Karl Royle, from the University of
Wolverhampton in the UK, <span style> </span>will also be at Scrum Alliance Paris.<span style> </span>They will be co-presenting and sharing their applied experiences using Agile
methodologies, Scrum, Kanban and the related “Open Space Technology” in schools
and higher education as non-technology professionals. </p>
<p class="">And yes, Christine Koehler in Paris is organizing an
informal get-together (Stammtisch like) with OS and Agile folks on the Sunday
afternoon prior to the Scrum Alliance conference.<span style> </span></p>
<p class="">So there is lot of buzz in the air; we will be part of your support team and thank you for igniting so much! <br></p>
<p class="">Personally, I’ve been drawn to the trio combination of Open
Space, Agile and Scrum since 2010. I had the good fortune to attend a Scrum
Alliance Open Space that Harrison was facilitating in Orlando with over 350
people – I helped run the newsroom. It was almost as life-changing for me as my
first exposure to Open Space. I saw Emergence in Open Space and possibilities of Convergence in Scrum/Agile ways of working. <span style> </span>A few
months later, I attended a mega Agile conference (close to 1000 people) also in
Orlando and I was blown away by the energy and passion of people I met. <span style></span>I even facilitated a mini Open Space early
morning one day. </p>
<p class="">Later that same year, I facilitated an Open Space on “Scrum
beyond Software” in Phoenix with 50 people. Scrum Alliance was sponsoring the event. Organized by Tobias Mayer, Gerry
Kirk and others. <span style> </span>It was seminal for many of us who were there and the offshoots of that 2-event and the one-day training with Lyssa Adkins are still happening.<br></p>
<p class="">What attracted me then and to this day to Agile/Scrum was the vibrancy,
passion and commitment of many in the technology community around their work, one that mirrors ours in the Open Space community. <span style><br></span></p>
<p class="">I still can’t help but imagine all that Open Space/Agile/Scrum
might offer to the World of Work.<span style> </span>There
is much that attracts me from the iterative approaches to
get to action and achieve results, the collaborative and highly democratic
focus on team, the retrospectives, user stories, the visual boards, and the continuous
sharing and learning. <span style> </span>Not to say that it
is all perfect – yet it seems miles ahead of the traditional, hierarchical command/control
and silo ways of working that still dominate too many of our organizations today.<span style> </span>Plus when you think of connecting Open
Space with Agile and Scrum (people and process), what a movement that could be! <br></p>
<p class="">On September 19<sup>th</sup>, I will be facilitating at the
annual New York City Agile Event.<span style> </span>It is
sold-out already with 350 people attending. <span style> </span>Guest speakers in the morning; Open Space in
the afternoon. <span style> </span>Looking forward to it
very much!</p>
<p class="">While in the New York area, I will also be participating in
a 2-day Scrum weekend training program on <b style>September
14-15<sup>th</sup></b> with <b style>Devon Morris,
Scrum Master</b>, who was at WOSonOS and who trained a number of University of
South Florida Millennials after our Open Space event in Florida. They loved it.
<span style> </span>I am also doing a <a href="https://www.udemy.com/visual-time-management/?refCode=SlFGIAcOITVBFgl7TAwQOxwQRDQcERBhUB1FLhsMFilcFkU1TE5XOFIcTyRMWFcFXCVfGDkOBgBcJV4bXCQbFmZCRyMAMwAuXCUYDTksAyhpOVEbPVMdLlxGXSU5Vx8WZkJHIwAzHG5M&utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email">Udemy
Personal Kanban on-line program</a> with Gerry Kirk that has been absolutely
terrific.<span style> </span>For those who may be
interested in Devon’s and/or Gerry’s training, please let me know.<span style> </span>They are offering their program at
significantly reduced rates for anyone in the Open Space community. <span style> </span>For me it’s been a way to dig in a little
deeper, to learn and to apply these approaches in my own life. </p>
<p class="">You may also be interested in checking out the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/wj7fectd8ggavkh/WOSonOS%202013_%20Book%20of%20Proceedings.pdf">WOSonOS2013 Book of Proceedings</a>: session 15 (page 37-39) and session 27 (page
85-90), the first initiated by Devon and Jasmina, the second by Devon. Lots of attendees
and lots of interest!</p>
<br></div>Suzanne<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Daniel Mezick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net" target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<big><big>Hi Christine,<br>
<br>
Thank you for your kind note. I love your story of French Open
Space!<br>
<br>
I am very encouraged by your narrative of Orange Business
Services in France. Let us gather these stories from throughout
the world, and socialize them, celebrate them, and publicize
them without delay. <br>
<br>
With that in mind, I would love to share this very French story
of </big></big><big><big>Orange Business Services at the Scrum
Gathering keynote in Paris. Do you think Rafael can be contacted
to share some pictures of these events, and the wider narrative?
If he allows, I am happy to share this story. Will you contact
him and explore the idea?<br>
<br>
In the USA there have been some reports of uses of Open Space
here and there. However there is no known body of knowledge or
known A-B-C procedure for applying Open Space to the work of
adopting Agile. And so in Paris I plan to enumerate Steps which
I know to work, from some experience. <br>
<br>
The spirit in most workplaces is quite dead. Open Space can help
it come alive. I think that in Agile adoptions, the **mandate**
of practices promotes a kind of down-spirit, while the act of
**invitation** lifts the spirit. <br>
<br>
I think that THIS is what we might need to communicate: that
**invitation** is the name of the new game. And also that Open
Space is where leaders can learn how **invitation** can generate
much better results through much more engagement. And how Open
Space helps let this happen...<br>
<br>
<br>
Open Agile Adoption and Liminality<br>
<br>
The hypothesis is that Agile creates an endless flow of
destabilizing liminality, complete with large and ongoing
feelings of fear, worry, and triggering anxiety. Everyone
involved (leaders, managers, workers) experience this triggering
anxiety together. And not just when Agile is 1st introduced.
Genuine Agile produces a huge amount of continuous learning
& therefore continuous change.<br>
<br>
A core hypothesis of Open Agile Adoption is that continuous
learning creates continuous liminality. <br>
<br>
If this is true, then we already know what to do: we must borrow
the concept of the passage rite from cultural anthropology, and
put it to work. This is a core idea found in the Open Agile
Adoption technique. <br>
<br>
References: <br>
<br>
On Liminality: <a href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/liminality/" target="_blank">http://newtechusa.net/agile/liminality/</a><br>
On Passage Rites: <a href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/on-passage-rites/" target="_blank">http://newtechusa.net/agile/on-passage-rites/</a><br>
On Invitation: <a href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/people-then-practices/" target="_blank">http://newtechusa.net/agile/people-then-practices/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
The Game<br>
<br>
The goal: <br>
To transform the world of work. In a big way. Beyond software! <br>
To get rid of "down-spirit" and encourage "up-spirit." <br>
We often call this state of being "genuine engagement at work."<br>
<br>
The best strategy for playing that I can think of now, goes like
this: <br>
<br>
1/ Use Open Space to address the absolutely huge opening of
opportunity presented by failed Agile adoptions.<br>
<br>
2/ Demonstrate an absolutely dramatic improvement in Agile
adoption results, when and where Open Space is utilized<br>
<br>
3/ Notice that about 40% of the people attending Open Space
meetings in Agile adoptions are people from the business side
who do connect in some way with Information Tech.<br>
<br>
Now, these business people are THE BRIDGE into the wider system
of the business organization. So if we do an amazing job of
improving Agile adoptions, we may then be invited to come and
play bigger. And well beyond software. I have some experience
with this already!<br>
<br>
So the 1st step is to make a very big impact inside the IT/Agile
adoption space. Then, onward from there. Agile adoptions
represent the biggest opening of opportunity, now. <br>
<br>
<br>
What We Might Do Next<br>
<br>
We do have a very tough road ahead of us. The emerging approach
to create a genuine movement toward widespread use of Open Space
inside Agile adoptions seems to have these elements:<br>
<br>
1/ Gather Stories: Gather stories from throughout the world
about the use of Open Space to assist success in Agile adoptions<br>
<br>
2/ Tell Stories: Tell these existing stories in specific places
where Agile people gather (online venues and conference events)<br>
<br>
3/ Provide Tools: Provide the tools now, that people need to do
this themselves (A-B-C guidance and access to skilled
Facilitation)<br>
<br>
4/ Celebrate Results: Publicize (by being wise in the leveraged
use of social media)<br>
<br>
5/ Release It: Help it happen and then Let-It-Happen, without
trying too hard <br>
<br>
Whew, this got kind of long. Thanks again for your note! And<br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
Dan<br>
</big></big><div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
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<div>On 8/20/13 6:07 AM, christine koehler
wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Dan<br>
<br>
</div>
Congratulations for your lovely buddha grand-daughter
!<br>
<br>
</div>
Thank you for your story. As a French Open Space
practitioner who heard for so many years that French and
Open Space were not made to get together, I am always
happy to hear exactely opposite stories ;-)<br>
</div>
Today as Michael Pannwitz says, we are the most fast
growing community in the Open Space World.<br>
</div>
<br>
Now I can tell you the story of Open Space and Agile in
France.. Indeed it's an old love story : <br>
<br>
</div>
<div>In 2004, a small and diverse group of people launched the
Open Space Institute of France. One of them was an engineer,
and had already adopted agility : Raphael Pierquin. So, the
first Open Space event in the IT community in France was
held for Orange Business Services, a subsidiary of our
historical telecommunication corporation France Telecom,
after Raphael introduced there Agility. This happened in
2005 I think. <br>
</div>
</div>
Since that he organizes each year the Agile Open gathering using
Open Space and the software company he co-founded is run with
Open Space principles.<br>
When in 2009 I co-organized with Luc Bizeul the first European
Open Space on Open Space, half of the participants were agile
folks.<br>
<br>
My guess is that this explains why the core members of the
French Agile community are quite familiar with Open Space and
that you got retweeted from over here :-).<br>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>These days as I personaly want to understand more
about agility, but if possible concretely and not from
books (and also not from software development as I am
not a tech lady), I joined a group of a dozen Agile
people who are wondering why agile principles don't go
further and transform organizations : they/we form the
Stoos movement. One of the organizer of your French
training on OpenAgileAdoption after the Scrum gathering
in Paris is Oana Juncu, who belongs to this group. We
live in a small world. <br>
<br>
</div>
<div>I'd be happy to connect the Agile/Scrum/OpenSpace
communities from France and abroad on Sunday, sept 22,
just before the Scrum Gathering starts. <br>
Invitation is on its way, and it looks I need to find a
bigger place already.. Thank you Suzanne for encouraging
me to do that.<br>
</div>
<div>I'll post more details soon.<br>
<br>
Hope to meet you there<br>
<br>
</div>
<div>Christine <br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
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<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Daniel
Mezick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net" target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Good
morning OST-List!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I am
Daniel Mezick, probably someone you never heard of. <br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
I’m an executive & Agile coach that seeks (and
occasionally obtains) work in that section of the USA
between NYC and Boston. I live in CT. I have a story
to tell you…and an invitation…<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<big><big>Open and Agile </big></big><br>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">…about
4 years ago I start experimenting with Open Space,
using it inside public <a href="http://www.AgileBoston.org" target="_blank">www.AgileBoston.org</a>
conference events. I study OST more. In 2010 we at
Agile Boston innovate by getting the 80-page
proceeding from a large public OST event rendered to a
PDF and shipped to all participants in less than 24
hours. (We employ a rapid transcription service to
render the per-session outputs to text and images,
then create a WORD doc and PDF.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I
actually did not know what the hell I was doing. I
just knew it was a generally good idea to socialize
Open Space in Boston. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Little
do I know…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">In
late 2010, by Googling around I discover the
free-download PDF of the SPIRIT book by HO. Reading
that changes everything for me. I realize that OST is
really about development and transformation in
organizations, NOT simply for public conferences and
general education. (This is how the “Agile community”
currently uses Open Space.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">As a
consultant to organizations, I realize that the SPIRIT
book for some reason is completely overlooked by the
Agile community, and that this book had the seeds of
success in it. The “secret sauce”. I begin
experimenting with bringing Open Space meetings into
my Agile coaching engagements. The basic hypothesis is
that the introduction of change (Agile in this case)
creates alarming levels of anxiety and worry. And,
that Open Space might actually help reduce worry and
fear.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">From
late 2010 to the present day, I begin experimenting
with using Open Space in service to rapid and lasting
Agile adoptions. By diving into this work with willing
clients, I begin to realize the power of Open Space…
with them. We find that we can reduce the anxiety of
change via the power and mystery of “invitation.” I
begin to study and build upon work from Ed Seykota
(“testing for willingness”), Michael Herman
(“invitation”), Harrison Owen (the SPIRIT book),
others. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">In
2011 I do a few more experiments and begin pulling
ideas from cultural anthropology (Victor Turner), from
positive psychology (Tony Hsieh’s application of
Martin Seligman’s work) and from the art and science
of game design (Jane McGonigal).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">In
2012 I write THE CULTURE GAME (<a href="http://www.TheCultureGame.com" target="_blank">www.TheCultureGame.com</a>),
a book about how to help your organization get
smarter. At this point I have worked with OST in more
than a few organizations. In that book I write a
chapter, chapter 21, and give it the title “Open The
Space”. That chapter contains several “easter eggs”
which a few astute readers find and begin using. I
start to get emails from around the world about that
chapter. In that chapter I reference many of
Harrison’s works, I disclose some of the Open Agile
Adoption technique.<span> </span>In that chapter, I
specifically provide the link to the SPIRIT book. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">By
late 2012, I have confirmation of several hypotheses.
The first is that without engagement, we have nothing.
That seems very obvious, yet the current Agile
literature has little or nothing to say about the role
of engagement in effective Agile adoptions. Second is
that there is no engagement without <i>psychological
safety</i> sufficient <i><u>to</u></i> engage.
Third, safety (and a general sense of well-being) is a
largely a function of creating an “inviting
structure”. By structure I mean: a clear goal, or
purpose…and a clear set of rules…and a great,
always-on feedback system and the big one…”opt-in
participation”. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I
started ranting on Twitter and on my blog about how
“mandated collaboration” in Agile adoptions is at best
misguided. How mandated practices may be...harmful.
Remember by this point I have my experience and case
data. I am speaking from some experience. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">At
first, no one seemed to hear me. But after a while, I
start getting ReTweets a lot. And people started
talking back to me from around the world and there is
conversation. Questions. Insights. I start connecting
with all kinds of people around this idea. Some of the
ReTweets are from people with French names who Tweet
in French AND English.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">So
here I am with this more-than-pretty-good technique
that incorporates Open Space. And I am kind of feeding
out provocative questions about Agile coaching, and
talking a lot about invitation, and about the futility
of mandates…I also make some radical assertions. This
goes on for a while. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Then I
got this interesting invitation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">It’s
an invite to come and <i>keynote</i> the Global Scrum<span>
</span>Gathering in Paris France in September of 2013.
The invite is from some of those French people who
ReTweet my Tweets. They tell me I can talk about
absolutely anything I deem important, and ask me to
“come and play” with them. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">It
takes me about 2 minutes to make up my mind. As soon
as this happens, I know it is one of these
providential-type events that becomes a defining
moment. I gather up all my notes and start crafting
the speech. I also immediately contact Harrison Owen,
and bring all my work and notes up to his place in
Camden to talk, and explain OAA with Open Space to
him, and seek his guidance. That was back in early
July. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">And
so: here we are. I’m going over there to Paris to talk
about Open Agile Adoption with Open Space to six
hundred Agile and Scrum practitioners. Many of them
are coaches. The OAA technique incorporates OST,
storytelling, play, and some ancient and proven tribal
patterns for managing change, specifically the <i>rite
of passage</i> pattern. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">There
is a list of links at the bottom of this note, so you
can get a sense of what I am presenting. Over July and
August I am planning to explain the whole technique to
you and everyone else, holding back the case data and
the toolkit until 9/24 in Paris, when I deliver the
actual speech. On that day, the toolkit and all the
tools become free to the world via an open source
license and a free download. The intent is to provide
a body of work that others can immediately use and
more importantly, improve upon. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">We
know that people are only 25 or 30 percent engaged at
work. (see related link below.) Open Space is a
profoundly useful way to double or even triple
engagement from there. The hypothesis of Open Agile
Adoption is that <i>a safe space is required for true
group learning</i> to take root. And that Open Space
is the primary tool for constructing that kind of
place. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The
keynote address is designed to resonate before and
after the event. Before the event, INFOQ.com is
publishing articles, videos and interviews on Open
Agile Adoption. During the event, the speech will be
transcribed, videotaped and recorded by the Scrum
Alliance. After the event these Scrum Alliance
artifacts will be available to anyone in the world via
the Scrum Alliance. Also after the event I plan to
make the case data and Open Agile Adoption toolkit
free to the world, such that anyone with “a good head
and a good heart” can do it and do it well. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I’m
taking a page from Harrison’s playbook, and from his
ethos, choosing to make the entire body of know-how
free to the world. I’m hoping that Open Agile Adoption
(and derivatives) become the standard for implementing
more rapid and lasting Agile adoptions…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">…Not
everyone is likely to be happy if this comes true. The
Open Space element has the potential to radically
reduce the amount of Agile coaching that is actually
needed to get a rapid and lasting Agile adoption. That
reduces billable hours!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Further
(and of far more interest to you) is the idea that
skilled OST Facilitators are required to execute well
with the Open Agile Adoption technique. This has the
potential to open up new demand for those here with
deep OST skills and experience. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">There
is clear potential for a certain “changing of the
guard” in Agile adoptions worldwide. There is
potential for disruption...and maybe a little bit of
chaos. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">After
the Paris Scrum Gathering, I plan to offer short,
plain-talk seminars in how to do Open Agile Adoption.
I do not plan to teach Open Space facilitation in
detail, because others in this community are already
doing this very well, and also because there is more
to Open Agile Adoption that just Open Space. There are
elements of storytelling, elements of a passage rite,
elements of gaming, play and more. I plan to teach the
overall OAA technique to people who want to learn it.
In France in September, I am teaching two ½ day
seminars on 9/26 and 9/28 after the Scrum Gathering.
When I return I plan to continue teaching in the
United States.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I am
asking for help. Will you help me socialize the idea
that Open Space is essential for creating rapid and
lasting Agile adoptions? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">You
can help in the following ways:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">0/ Be
playful, and help me refine and improve Open Agile
Adoption with others</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">1/
Learn more about OAA via the provided links below.
Then, ask me questions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">2/
Tell me if you offer Open Space training courses, and
send me your info, so I can promote your course to
Open Agile Adoption practitioners. If you are a
Facilitator for hire, I want to talk to you!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">3/
Examine the work, and provide feedback as I disclose <span> </span>it
over the next month.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">4/
Sign up for the Facebook group Open Agile Adoption via
this link: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/204037609756665/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/204037609756665/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">5/
Help me get in front of Agile audiences to the extent
you can. This year I am speaking on Open Agile
Adoption with Open Space at these events (in date
order):</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">8/7/13:
session, Agile2013</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">9/24/13:
keynote, Global Scrum Gathering, Paris</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">11/6/13:
keynote, Agile Tour, Quebec City Quebec CA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I hope
you like this story, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">and I
hope you want it to continue, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">and I
hope want to help write it. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I am
inviting you to come and do that. Will you join me
with others in writing the next chapter of the Open
Agile Adoption story? <br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
I hope you will consider doing exactly that. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Kind
Regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Daniel
Mezick</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://www.DanielMezick.com" target="_blank">www.DanielMezick.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net" target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">203
915 7248<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Related
Links:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">GALLUP
Link on (dis) engagement</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>$350 billion per year in
lost productivity.</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/247/the-high-cost-of-disengaged-employees.aspx" target="_blank">http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/247/the-high-cost-of-disengaged-employees.aspx</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">SPIRIT
Link (Harrison Owen book)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/Spirit.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.openspaceworld.com/Spirit.pdf</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Open
Agile Adoption Link</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com" target="_blank">www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Mandated
Collaboration Link</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/the-recipe-for-botched-agile-adoptions/" target="_blank">http://newtechusa.net/agile/the-recipe-for-botched-agile-adoptions/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Scrum
Gathering Link (click ‘keynotes’ and then click “right
arrow”…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://www.scrumalliance.org/courses-events/events/global-gatherings/2013/paris-2013" target="_blank">http://www.scrumalliance.org/courses-events/events/global-gatherings/2013/paris-2013</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Agile2013
Link</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://www.agilequebec.ca/nouvelles/agile-tour-2013-keynote/" target="_blank">http://www.agilequebec.ca/nouvelles/agile-tour-2013-keynote/</a></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Agile
Tour Quebec City keynote Link</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://www.agilequebec.ca/nouvelles/agile-tour-2013-keynote/" target="_blank">http://www.agilequebec.ca/nouvelles/agile-tour-2013-keynote/</a></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Open
Agile Adoption Group on Facebook</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/204037609756665/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/204037609756665/</a><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<span style="font-size:18.0pt"></span></p>
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<p>Daniel Mezick, President</p>
<p>New Technology Solutions Inc.</p>
<p><a href="tel:%28203%29%20915%207248" value="+12039157248" target="_blank">(203) 915 7248</a> (cell)</p>
<p><span><a href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/" target="_blank">Bio</a></span><span>. <a href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/" target="_blank"><span>Blog</span></a>.
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/" target="_blank"><span>Twitter</span></a>.<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span>Examine my new book:<span> </span><a href="http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/" target="_blank"><span>The Culture Game </span></a></span><span>:
Tools for the Agile Manager</span><span>.</span></p>
<p>Explore Agile Team <a href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/" target="_blank"><span>Training</span></a> and <a href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/" target="_blank"><span>Coaching.</span></a></p>
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