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    Here is a better (more up to date) link regarding Quebec City

    keynote: <br>

    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.agilequebec.ca/agile-tour-2013/conferencier-principal/">http://www.agilequebec.ca/agile-tour-2013/conferencier-principal/</a><br>

    <br>

    The session abstract, en Anglais:<br>

    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.agilequebec.ca/media/41988/keynote_abstract.pdf">http://www.agilequebec.ca/media/41988/keynote_abstract.pdf</a><br>

    <br>

    I need to reiterate to all the fine OST people here: I hear you

    about genuine and authentically open space. <br>

    <br>

    Please understand that well-meaning leaders are often party to

    close-space, mandated-practice Agile adoptions. This gap is a very

    wide one we are just starting to close, by raising awareness. Open

    Agile Adoption is the 1st step, a means to an end. It *introduces*

    the open-space concept to an enterprise, often for the very first

    time. <br>

    <br>

    We are just getting started! <br>

    <br>

    Know and understand that as a result of reflecting on your great

    feedback, I am adding new and explicit language in the Open Agile

    Adoption (OAA) handbook and related documents. This language

    cautions those using OAA to refrain from (and in fact completely

    avoid) using OAA to: persuade, manipulate or control anyone, to do

    anything, ever. "Persuasion" never was, is not, and never will be

    part of Open Agile Adoption. Period.<br>

    <br>

    While I am sure some may unintentionally or otherwise attempt to use

    OAA in this way, no one who reads the handbook and supporting

    documents will be able to plead ignorance of the facts, after this

    explicit language is added.<br>

    <br>

    I am planning to road-test the message and the explicit language

    (prohibiting attempts at persuasion) in the Quebec City keynote.<br>

    <br>

    <br>

    <br>

    <br>

    <br>

    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/27/13 9:35 PM, Daniel Mezick

      wrote:<br>

    </div>

    <blockquote cite="mid:526DBF55.1040406@newtechusa.net" type="cite">

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      This is what brings me to Quebec City:<br>

      <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"

        href="http://www.agilequebec.ca/nouvelles/agile-tour-2013-keynote/">http://www.agilequebec.ca/nouvelles/agile-tour-2013-keynote/</a><br>

      <br>

      <br>

      <br>

      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/27/13 9:09 PM, Lourdes Adriana

        Diaz-Berrio Doring wrote:<br>

      </div>

      <blockquote

cite="mid:CAN5FCto_6hq-gWMJpZvbYGbOFHYth5z0WFfK9o_Lz3bYXJaT4Q@mail.gmail.com"

        type="cite">

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          <div>Dan : What brings you there? <br>

          </div>

          Adriana<br>

        </div>

        <div class="gmail_extra"><br>

          <br>

          <div class="gmail_quote">2013/10/27 Daniel Mezick <span

              dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"

                href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net" target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a>></span><br>

            <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0

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              <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Hi Andriana,<br>

                <br>

                I am driving to Quebec on 11/5. I am driving right

                through Drummondville along my route. Yes, I believe I

                can arrive in Drummondville around 430PM-500PM. I'm

                posting travel-plan details in the thread I started

                about the trip...<br>

                <br>

                <div>On 10/27/13 7:33 PM, Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio

                  Doring wrote:<br>

                </div>

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                  <div dir="ltr">

                    <div>

                      <div>Dan: TO bad that monday is not a good day for

                        me to attend that I am working all day long. <br>

                      </div>

                      I would like to know when are you comming to

                      Quebec and if your are going to Drummondville.<br>

                    </div>

                    Adriana<br>

                  </div>

                  <div class="gmail_extra"><br>

                    <br>

                    <div class="gmail_quote">2013/10/27 Daniel Mezick <span

                        dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"

                          href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net"

                          target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a>></span><br>

                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0

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                        <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Greetings

                          Friends,<br>

                          <br>

                          "... The old ways are passing, and the new

                          ones are yet to arrive. We are in the Open

                          Space between what was and what might become."<br>

                          -Prologue to SPIRIT book <br>

                          <br>

                          This is a gentle reminder that the next call

                          in the <span> "Agile for OST Facilitators"

                            series is Monday October 28 2013 7PM EST</span>,

                          which is tomorrow. <br>

                          <br>

                          This is a call for OST folks new to "Agile

                          software development" who want to know how and

                          why to connect OST with "Agile adoptions."<br>

                          <br>

                          All the details are listed below, including

                          the history of these calls so far. You are

                          hereby invited to participate!<br>

                          <br>

                          10/28 Conference call link:<br>

                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Registration

                                Link:<br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

href="http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR"

                                  target="_blank">http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR</a></span></span></p>

                          <br>

                          For typical organizations looking to improve,

                          Agile is a very large process & culture

                          change. Agile is typically implemented as a

                          mandate, complete with prescribed practices.

                          This very standard approach of introducing and

                          then mandating Agile practices is over 13

                          years old and is not getting fantastic

                          results. If it was, we would be able to point

                          thousands of stories about lasting success

                          with Agile.<br>

                          <br>

                          Open Agile Adoption is a new approach for

                          Agile adoption. It's focused on people, then

                          practices.  It replaces the mandate with an

                          invitation. It incorporates Open Space,

                          leadership storytelling, passage rites and

                          more, in service to better Agile adoptions.

                          You can learn more at <a

                            moz-do-not-send="true"

                            href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com"

                            target="_blank">www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a><br>

                          <br>

                          The agenda for the call on 10/28 is to answer

                          the questions listed below.<br>

                          <br>

                          <span>The call is limited to just 25 persons,

                            so please note that your registration is an

                            explicit commitment to attend. <br>

                          </span>

                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p>

                            <br>

                          If you plan to participate on the call, you

                          might want to examine these links first:<br>

                          <br>

                          Open Agile Adoption<br>

                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                            href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/deviation/"

                            target="_blank">http://newtechusa.net/agile/deviation/</a><br>

                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                            href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com"

                            target="_blank">www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a><br>

                          <br>

                          Agile values/principles<br>

                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                            href="http://agilemanifesto.org/"

                            target="_blank">http://agilemanifesto.org/</a><br>

                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                            href="http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html"

                            target="_blank">http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html</a><br>

                          <br>

                          Agile pratices- all too often, mandated<br>

                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                            href="https://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guides"

                            target="_blank">https://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guides</a><br>

                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                            href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_%28development%29"

                            target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_%28development%29</a><br>

                          <br>

                          <br>

                          10/28 Conference call link:<br>

                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Registration

                                Link:<br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

href="http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR"

                                  target="_blank">http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR</a><br>

                              </span></span></p>

                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><br>

                              </span></span></p>

                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><br>

                                You might be surprised at just how

                                prepared most teams are....<br>

                              </span></span></p>

                          <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                          </p>

                          <img

                            alt="http://newtechusa.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/OpenSpace01.jpg"

src="cid:part13.04000303.01040103@newtechusa.net"><br>

                          <br>

                          ...for a little open space<br>

                          <br>

                            <br>

                          <br>

                          <br>

                          <br>

                          <br>

                          <div>On 10/19/13 10:20 AM, Daniel Mezick

                            wrote:<br>

                          </div>

                          <blockquote type="cite">

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Greetings,<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span><br>

                                You are cordially invited to participate

                                in the next "</span><span><span>Agile

                                  for OST Facilitators" </span>call! We

                                had 17 folks on Call#1 (see below)<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span><br>

                                The idea is it answer questions about

                                Agile adoptions so that OST folks can

                                more fully understand the Open Agile

                                Adoption (with Open Space) technique.<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span><br>

                                The call is limited to just 25 persons,

                                so please note that your registration is

                                an explicit commitment to attend. <br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><br>

                              <span></span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>=======================================================<br>

                                </span>Call #2: Agile for OST

                                Facilitators Date: Monday October 28

                                2013 7PM EST</span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>======================================================= </span><span></span>

                            </p>

                            <p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span><span><br>

                                </span></span></p>

                            <p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span><span>Purpose

                                  of Call: Orient OST folks on Agile

                                  adoptions, and discuss using OST in

                                  Agile Adoptions, including discussion

                                  of specific challenges and

                                  opportunities.</span></span></p>

                            <p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span><span><br>

                                </span></span></p>

                            <span><span></span>

                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><br>

                                <span><span>You can register here...<br>

                                  </span></span></p>

                              <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><br>

                                    Registration Link:<br>

                                    <a moz-do-not-send="true"

href="http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR"

                                      target="_blank">http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR</a><br>

                                  </span></span></p>

                              <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                              </p>

                              <span>I hope to talk to you on the call!<br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                Kind Regards,<br>

                                Dan<br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com"

                                  target="_blank">www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a><br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="tel:203%20915%207248"

                                  value="+12039157248" target="_blank">203

                                  915 7248</a><br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="http://www.DanielMezick.com"

                                  target="_blank">www.DanielMezick.com</a><br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                =========================<br>

                                DETAILS ON NEXT CALL:<br>

                              </span></span><span><span><span><span>=========================</span></span>

                                <br>

                                Call #2: <br>

                                Agile for OST Facilitators <br>

                                <br>

                                Date: <br>

                                Monday October 28 2013 7PM EST<br>

                                <br>

                                Registration Link:<br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

href="http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR"

                                  target="_blank">http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR</a><br>

                                <br>

                                Agenda: One Hour Call #2:<br>

                                <br>

                                0/ Quick Review: (05 mins)<br>

                                <br>

                                1/ Answer questions generated from

                                Call#1 (25 mins)<br>

                                <br>

                                2/ Dialogue/New Questions (25 mins)<br>

                                <br>

                                3/ Deconvene/Summary (05 mins)<br>

                              </span></span><br>

                            <span><span><span><span>=========================<br>

                                    <br>

                                    <br>

                                  </span></span></span></span><span><span><span>

                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Recap of

                                      Call#1 on 10/05/2013:<br>

                                    </span></p>

                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                                    <span></span></p>

                                  <p><span

                                      style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times"><span>1.<span>   

                                        </span></span></span><span>On

                                      Call#1, I suggested that the

                                      participants (new and existing)

                                      send questions with the text

                                      "[AgileOST]" in the subject line,

                                      so I can collect, list and answer

                                      your questions on the next call.</span></p>

                                  <p><span

                                      style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times"><span>2.<span>   

                                        </span></span></span><span>We

                                      ended the Call#1 with a suggestion

                                      that every one participating

                                      examine these docs:</span></p>

                                  <p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span><a

                                        moz-do-not-send="true"

                                        href="http://www.agilemanifesto.org"

                                        target="_blank">www.agilemanifesto.org</a></span></p>

                                  <p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span><a

                                        moz-do-not-send="true"

                                        href="http://www.agilemanifesto.org/principles.html"

                                        target="_blank">http://www.agilemanifesto.org/principles.html</a></span></p>

                                  <p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span><a

                                        moz-do-not-send="true"

                                        href="https://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guides"

                                        target="_blank">https://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guides</a></span></p>

                                  <span></span></span> <br>

                                <br>

                              </span></span><span><span><span>=================================</span> 

                              </span><br>

                              CALL #2 Details<br>

                              =================================<br>

                            </span>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Questions that

                                have come in from Call#1 are listed

                                below. <br>

                                There are many interesting questions. <br>

                                I plan to answer them on the next call

                                on 10/28. <br>

                                Senders of questions are not listed in

                                the data. <br>

                                I disclose these questions so you can

                                see what is happening, and decide if you

                                want to opt-in to the call.<br>

                                The questions form the rough agenda;

                                there will be a brief review at the

                                start. <br>

                                You can use Call#2 as your entry point;

                                there is no requirement to have been on

                                Call #1 to participate in Call#2.<br>

                                If you are new to the topic, consider

                                examining the links Agile-related links

                                (above) to get oriented before the

                                call.  </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Q. About Open

                                Agile Adoption:</span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>If the

                                facilitator for the 1st OS is external

                                to the organization (neutral as oppose

                                to an on-going 'coach'), why can that

                                person not also facilitate the 2nd

                                OS? ...granted that it is also a good

                                idea to pass on the learning of opening

                                space to someone internal if they can

                                play comfortably that neutral role among

                                their peers.</span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Q. the question I

                                have is about roles.<span>  </span>reading

                                the <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="http://scrum.org"

                                  target="_blank">scrum.org</a> site, i

                                see different trainings for different

                                roles.  it would be helpful to get a

                                sort of program, cuz i can't tell the

                                players without a program.  there are a

                                bunch of folks sitting at computers,

                                writing code, cobbling code, etc.

                                 there's some project owner.  there are

                                users.  and some others in between.

                                 would help to know something about

                                sizes of groups, training required for

                                different roles, languages used, and

                                these sorts of details.</span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>   </span><span>I  

                                Q.  I struggle with the notion that

                                “agile has become <b>mainstream</b>,

                                while at the same time has a “85%

                                failure” rate  - on the face of it this

                                seems like folly - why would any company

                                want to adopt agile with such a poor

                                track record?<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                              <span></span><span></span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>·</span><span>       

                              </span><span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">Q.

                                In the case of OAA where there has

                                already been an attempt to adopt agile

                                (rescuing an adoptation), training in

                                agile (scrum etc) will already have

                                taken place, but in the case where a

                                unit goes straight into agile via OAA

                                (straight adaptation), when does the

                                training take place?  Before the first

                                Open Space, or between the two OS event

                                (as part of liminality)?<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                              <span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"></span><span

style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>·</span><span>        

                              </span><span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">Q.

                                I was a little perplexed by the comment

                                you made on OSList about there being

                                more ways to fail with Open Space in

                                agile adoptions than to succeed, this

                                seems to put OST on a danger list.  Put

                                differently, it seemed to suggest that

                                there is just one right way to run OST

                                to be successful while there are many

                                wrong ways – what is not clear to me is

                                what is that right way?<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                              <span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"></span><span

style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>·</span><span>        

                              </span><span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">Q.

                                In our last teleconference you talked of

                                “proceedings”, but it was not clear to

                                me what you meant by that (OS

                                proceedings, agile proceedings, other)?<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                              <span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"></span><span></span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>·</span><span>        

                              </span><span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">Q.

                                At the last teleconference we also

                                established that the follow up after the

                                first OST event is critical for success

                                – but how will the follow through be

                                run, and more importantly who will be

                                responsible for this follow up?  (If it

                                is the OST facilitator then I would have

                                doubts as to whether OST facilitators

                                who are not also agile experts are

                                really suitable for OAA.)<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                              <span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"></span><span

style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><span>·</span><span>      

                              </span><span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">Q.

                                If agile adoptions fail because they are

                                mandated by senior management, and if we

                                manage to turn this around with your

                                suggested OAA approach using OST, this

                                will surely also involve a certain

                                degree of transformation within senior

                                management ranks (indeed it may lead to

                                a new kind of resistance at the top). 

                                This in turn could lead to a negative

                                perception of OST itself.  Would you

                                like to comment?<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"><br>

                              <span

                                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"></span><span></span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"

                              style="margin-left:1.0in"><span>o</span><span>  

                              </span><span>I say this because I see a

                                parallel problem in lean adoptions which

                                also often don’t bring about expected

                                results.  In lean this may partly be due

                                to mandating, but more often to either

                                treating lean purely as a technical tool

                                (rather than a whole system) without the

                                equivalent Japanese attention to

                                empowering the humans behind the system,

                                or to very poor support and commitment

                                to lean from senior management.  This

                                leads to lean being run more like an

                                add-on application rather than a whole

                                new operating system.<br>

                              </span></p>

                            <p class="MsoNormal"

                              style="margin-left:1.0in"><br>

                              <span></span><span></span></p>

                            <div><br>

                              <br>

                              <br>

                              <br>

                              <br>

                              On 10/13/13 10:00 PM, Daniel Mezick wrote:<br>

                            </div>

                            <blockquote type="cite"> Friendly (last)

                              Reminder regarding the call tomorrow, 7PM

                              EST: <br>

                              <br>

                              "Agile for Open Space Facilitators". <br>

                              <br>

                              There is a minimum of 20 minutes for

                              questions...probably more.<br>

                              <br>

                              Hope you can make it!<br>

                              Dan<br>

                              <br>

                              <br>

                              <br>

                              <br>

                              This is an invitation to signal interest

                              in learning more about how Open Space can

                              help Agile adoptions, and <br>

                              <ul>

                                <li>learn about the structure of the

                                  Agile industry, and</li>

                                <li>learn about the dynamics of the

                                  current Agile adoption situation, and</li>

                                <li>learn how Open Space can play in the

                                  Agile Space, and </li>

                                <li>learn more about Open Agile Adoption</li>

                              </ul>

                              <br>

                              There will be no marketing of anything

                              whatsoever on this call. The intent is to

                              offer a gift, to folks here who are

                              skilled in OST, folks who may not have a

                              programming/IT/software/Agile background.

                              <br>

                              <br>

                              The date and time for the proposes

                              conference call is: <br>

                              Monday, October 14 at 7PM EST <br>

                              <br>

                              Here is a starting agenda:<br>

                              <br>

                              1/ What is Agile? What is Agile coaching?<br>

                              2/ What are some of the special problems

                              with Agile coaching and Agile adoptions?<br>

                              3/ How can Open Space help?<br>

                              4/ Can Open Space facilitators can be

                              Agile coaches? Is this really possible? If

                              so, what extra stuff do they need to know?<br>

                              5/ What is Open Agile Adoption, and why do

                              I care? <br>

                              6/ What next steps can I take to learn

                              more about the Agile opportunity?<br>

                              <br>

======================================================<br>

                              Event name and Topic: <br>

                              "Agile for Open Space Facilitators"<br>

                              <br>

                              Date: 10/14 (Monday)<br>

                              Time: 7PM EST<br>

                              Duration: 1 hour<br>

                              <br>

                              Registration Link:<br>

                              <a moz-do-not-send="true"

href="http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/H5KPHZNVZ5PSJ7XQ"

                                target="_blank">http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/H5KPHZNVZ5PSJ7XQ</a><br>

                              <br>

                              Agenda:<br>

                              Welcome OST Facilitators!<br>

                              This is an overview of Agile and Agile

                              adoption practices for Open Space

                              Facilitators who are new to Agile, new to

                              Agile adoptions and new to Agile coaching.

                              The purpose of the call is orient skilled

                              Open Space facilitators so that they can

                              understand the dynamics of Agile adoptions

                              and prepare to facilitate Open Space

                              meetings during Agile adoptions as

                              described at <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                                href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com"

                                target="_blank">www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a>

                              and the OSLIST<br>

                              <br>

                              Schedule:<br>

                              Minutes, Topic<br>

                              05, Intro<br>

                              15, Basic Agile ideas<br>

                              15, Agile Adoptions (see detail above)<br>

                              20, Questions and dialogue<br>

                              05, Summary and conclusion<br>

======================================================<br>

                              <br>

                              <div>On 10/11/13 11:14 AM, Daniel Mezick

                                wrote:<br>

                              </div>

                              <blockquote type="cite"> Hi, <br>

                                <br>

                                Monday 10/14 is the day when you can hop

                                on an interesting, 1-hour, educational

                                conference call:<br>

                                <br>

                                "Agile for Open Space Facilitators"<br>

                                <br>

                                I promise it will be an excellent use of

                                your time!<br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                We will cover Agile as it pertains the

                                use of Open Space in Agile adoptions. <br>

                                <br>

                                Here is the registration link and

                                related for the call on Monday. Signup

                                is very simple! I hope to see you there!<br>

                                <br>

                                NOTE: The call is limited to 25

                                participants, so PLEASE register only if

                                you intend to be on the call. Thanks!<br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                You can reach me as follows:<br>

                                <br>

                                @DanMezick on Twitter<br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="tel:203%20915%207248"

                                  value="+12039157248" target="_blank">203

                                  915 7248</a> <br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net"

                                  target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a><br>

                                <br>

                                Note: <br>

                                You may wish to browse <a

                                  moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com"

                                  target="_blank">www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a>

                                in advance of this call.<br>

                                <br>

======================================================<br>

                                Event name and Topic: <br>

                                "Agile for Open Space Facilitators"<br>

                                <br>

                                Date: 10/14 (Monday)<br>

                                Time: 7PM EST<br>

                                Duration: 1 hour<br>

                                <br>

                                Registration Link:<br>

                                <a moz-do-not-send="true"

href="http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/H5KPHZNVZ5PSJ7XQ"

                                  target="_blank">http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/H5KPHZNVZ5PSJ7XQ</a><br>

                                <br>

                                Agenda:<br>

                                Welcome OST Facilitators!<br>

                                This is an overview of Agile and Agile

                                adoption practices for Open Space

                                Facilitators who are new to Agile, new

                                to Agile adoptions and new to Agile

                                coaching. The purpose of the call is

                                orient skilled Open Space facilitators

                                so that they can understand the dynamics

                                of Agile adoptions and prepare to

                                facilitate Open Space meetings during

                                Agile adoptions as described at <a

                                  moz-do-not-send="true"

                                  href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com"

                                  target="_blank">www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a>

                                and the OSLIST<br>

                                <br>

                                Schedule:<br>

                                Minutes, Topic<br>

                                05, Intro<br>

                                15, Basic Agile ideas<br>

                                15, Agile Adoptions (see detail below)<br>

                                20, Questions and dialogue<br>

                                05, Summary and conclusion<br>

======================================================<br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                I hope to see you there!<br>

                                <br>

                                Kind Regards,<br>

                                Dan<br>

                                <br>

                                <br>

                                <div>On 9/21/13 12:44 PM, Tricia

                                  Chirumbole wrote:<br>

                                </div>

                                <blockquote type="cite">

                                  <div dir="ltr">

                                    <div>Count me in Dan! </div>

                                    <div> </div>

                                    <div>Thanks for all of your efforts

                                      and energy in encouraging this

                                      exciting melding of practices and

                                      communities. </div>

                                    <div> </div>

                                    <div>Just became a Certified Scrum

                                      Master this week! :) woof! And

                                      launched my new practice that is

                                      OST + Scrum/Agile: Mojo

                                      Collaborative!</div>

                                    <div> </div>

                                    <div>Best Wishes in Paris

                                      Dan!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>

                                  </div>

                                  <div class="gmail_extra"><br>

                                    <br>

                                    <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep

                                      21, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Donna Read <span

                                        dir="ltr"><<a

                                          moz-do-not-send="true"

                                          href="mailto:donna.read@managing4wellness.org"

                                          target="_blank">donna.read@managing4wellness.org</a>></span>

                                      wrote:<br>

                                      <blockquote class="gmail_quote"

                                        style="margin:0 0 0

                                        .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc

                                        solid;padding-left:1ex">

                                        <div dir="auto">

                                          <div>Hi, Dan, I, too, would be

                                            interested.  Thanks for

                                            doing this.  Best, Donna<br>

                                            <br>

                                            Sent from my iPhone</div>

                                          <div>

                                            <div>

                                              <div><br>

                                                On Sep 21, 2013, at

                                                9:24, <a

                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"

href="mailto:kathryn@energyatplay.com" target="_blank">kathryn@energyatplay.com</a>

                                                wrote:<br>

                                                <br>

                                              </div>

                                              <blockquote type="cite">

                                                <div>

                                                  <p>Hello Dan,</p>

                                                  <p>I'm interested in

                                                    your offering. I'm

                                                    just starting up an

                                                    online learning

                                                    community at

                                                    Microsoft that is

                                                    about Adopting Agile

                                                    for Content

                                                    Developers.</p>

                                                  <p>Kathryn Elliott</p>

                                                  <p> </p>

                                                  <p>On 2013-09-19

                                                    10:59, Daniel Mezick

                                                    wrote:</p>

                                                  <blockquote

style="width:100%;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left-color:rgb(16,16,255);border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid"

                                                    type="cite">Greetings,<br>

                                                    <br>

                                                    This is an

                                                    invitation to signal

                                                    interest in learning

                                                    more about how Open

                                                    Space can help Agile

                                                    adoptions, and <br>

                                                    <ul>

                                                      <li>learn about

                                                        the structure of

                                                        the Agile

                                                        industry, and</li>

                                                      <li>learn about

                                                        the dynamics of

                                                        the current

                                                        Agile adoption

                                                        situation, and</li>

                                                      <li>learn how Open

                                                        Space can play

                                                        in the Agile

                                                        Space, and </li>

                                                      <li>learn more

                                                        about Open Agile

                                                        Adoption</li>

                                                    </ul>

                                                    <br>

                                                    There will be no

                                                    marketing of

                                                    anything whatsoever

                                                    on this call. The

                                                    intent is to offer a

                                                    gift, to folks here

                                                    who are skilled in

                                                    OST, folks who may

                                                    not have a

                                                    programming/IT/software/Agile

                                                    background. <br>

                                                    <br>

                                                    If there is enough

                                                    interest from the

                                                    OST community, I am

                                                    ready, willing and

                                                    able to arrange and

                                                    conduct a short,

                                                    structured phone

                                                    conference to

                                                    address these topics

                                                    and facilitate some

                                                    lively dialogue and

                                                    Q&A around these

                                                    topics.<br>

                                                    <br>

                                                    The date and time

                                                    for the proposes

                                                    conference call is:

                                                    <br>

                                                    Monday, October 14

                                                    at 7PM EST <br>

                                                    <br>

                                                    Here is a starting

                                                    agenda:<br>

                                                    <br>

                                                    1/ What is Agile?

                                                    What is Agile

                                                    coaching?<br>

                                                    2/ What are some of

                                                    the special problems

                                                    with Agile coaching

                                                    and Agile adoptions?<br>

                                                    3/ How can Open

                                                    Space help?<br>

                                                    4/ Can Open Space

                                                    facilitators can be

                                                    Agile coaches? Is

                                                    this really

                                                    possible? If so,

                                                    what extra stuff do

                                                    they need to know?<br>

                                                    5/ What is Open

                                                    Agile Adoption, and

                                                    why do I care? <br>

                                                    6/ What next steps

                                                    can I take to learn

                                                    more about the Agile

                                                    opportunity?<br>

                                                    <br>

                                                    To signal interest:<br>

                                                    <br>

                                                    7/ Please add a

                                                    brief note of

                                                    interest to this

                                                    thread, by replying

                                                    to it<br>

                                                    8/ Send me an email

                                                    (<a

                                                      moz-do-not-send="true"

href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net" target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a>}

                                                    with "OAA 10/14" in

                                                    the message subject<br>

                                                    <br>

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                                                      <p>Daniel Mezick,

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                                                          Culture Game </span></a></span><span>:

                                                          Tools for the

                                                          Agile Manager</span><span>.</span></p>

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