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Thanks for the encouragement Rosa!<br>
<br>
There is more news on Open Agile Adoption (with Open Space) to
follow shortly!<br>
<br>
As a Agile consultant, I'm working with a division of a large public
company in Boston, and it's going great. <br>
The leaders have started introducing Agile to the org using the Open
Agile Adoption method. <br>
We had the initial Open Space in early March, and after that did 14
weeks of experimentation with Agile practices...<br>
<br>
Now the closing Open Space happens in June and I'm believe we also
have a very big story to tell from this engagement as well! <br>
<br>
Note: In both cases, I do not deliver the facilitation of either OST
meeting. <br>
Since I am 'in the group' teaching and coaching and I do not believe
I can be effective in that role. Instead I function as the overall
MC of the OAA implementation (a designed passage rite experience)
and participate in the meeting as a member of the meeting. In this
role during the event, occasionally, I may even initiate some
sessions...<br>
<br>
Here are a few more links you might find interesting:<br>
<br>
It there potential for Open Space to be abused during Agile
adoptions?<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/agile-adoptions-open-space-and-control/">http://newtechusa.net/agile/agile-adoptions-open-space-and-control/</a><br>
<br>
Can you 'push' Agile if you believe in 'pull'?<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/push-vs-pull/">http://newtechusa.net/agile/push-vs-pull/</a><br>
<br>
Is Open Agile Adoption disruptive?<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/imposing-agile-practices-does-it-actually-work/">http://newtechusa.net/agile/imposing-agile-practices-does-it-actually-work/</a><br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
Daniel<br>
<br>
PS, If any here want to discuss OAA, or have a question, you are
invited to email or call me: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com">http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a><br>
203 915 7248<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/14/14 1:44 PM, Rosa Zubizarreta
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<div dir="ltr">Daniel!
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<div>Congratulations!!! This is a big deal, for the approach you
have been promoting, of using Open Space as a way to encourage
and support an informed, choice-full and participatory Agile
adoption…</div>
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<div>thanks for all the links!</div>
<div>and best wishes,</div>
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<div>Rosa</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Daniel
Mezick <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net" target="_blank">dan@newtechusa.net</a>></span>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Greetings All, <br>
<br>
This is a quick note to tell you that Open Space is
showing up in the business news !! In a big way!<br>
<br>
<br>
CIO Magazine has awarded Mark Katz of ASCAP with the
CIO-100 award. <br>
<br>
This award honors the top 100 Chief Information Officers
and the organizations they serve.<br>
<br>
ASCAP is over 100 years old and has a definite culture. To
shift that culture, Mark Katz of ASCAP implemented of Open
Agile Adoption, a method for implementing Agile which
encourages dialogue and engagement. <br>
<br>
Open Agile Adoption begins and ends in Open Space: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com" target="_blank">http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com</a><br>
<br>
Here's a previous OSLIST post about that: <br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/2013-September/030780.html"
target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/2013-September/030780.html</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">" ... to really ensure that agile was
adopted at ASCAP, <big><b>open space meetings were held</b></big>
where business users and technology staff participated.
Attendance was excellent." <br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"...<big><b>Open space meetings
represent a repeatable technique</b></big> for
getting a rapid and lasting agile adoption. It's based
on the hypothesis that /human engagement/ is what
actually powers genuine and lasting agile adoptions."<br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
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Mark Katz used the Open Agile Adoption method with Open
Space to help implement Agile in his organization. He then
turned his passionate, responsible, <i>self-organizing</i>
Agile teams loose on a big, huge, mission-critical,
do-or-die development project. <br>
<br>
And it worked. His teams were able to complete this big,
huge & "do or die" project very successfully! <br>
<br>
In so doing, Mark and his teams helped move the ASCAP
organization into the next phase of it's 100-year-plus
existence. <br>
<br>
And as a result ASCAP and Mark Katz are receipients of the
CIO MAGAZINE's 2014 CIO-100 award.<br>
<br>
<br>
It's all described here:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ascap.com/press/2014/0610-ascap-to-receive-cio-100-award.aspx"
target="_blank">http://www.ascap.com/press/2014/0610-ascap-to-receive-cio-100-award.aspx</a><br>
"...Executives from the winning companies will be
recognized at the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cio100.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=85676&"
target="_blank"><strong>CIO 100 Symposium & Awards
Ceremony</strong></a>, to be held on the evening of
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 at the Terranea Resort in
Rancho Palos Verdes, California."<br>
<br>
This is a big deal!! ASCAP is the 1st organization in the
world to use the Open Agile Adoption (with Open Space)
method. <br>
<br>
And now, here they are, with great results, and recognized
as one of the most effective IT organizations in the
world, by none other than CIO MAGAZINE. <br>
<br>
And Open Space has everything to do with that!<br>
<br>
Note: Mark Katz may be attending the [agileCULTUREcon]
conference event coming up June 26+27 in Boston, to tell
his story. <br>
<br>
Conference Event Link:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.agileCULTUREcon.com" target="_blank">http://www.agileCULTUREcon.com</a><br>
<br>
About Mark Katz:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markskatz"
target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/markskatz</a><br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Daniel<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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