How wonderful! It’s so great to see acknowledgment by the Open Space community of the Agile community as well as the converse.
I’d love to see the proceedings from the 2010 event. Is that possible? On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 3:20 PM Suzanne Daigle <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello "Everyone"! > > This is a special invitation. Colleagues among colleagues. > > For decades, we have collaborated with our IT Agile and Scrum pals. At > their conferences and in their work, many have used and incorporated Open > Space Technology. Our values, goals and purpose are deeply aligned. > Self-organization at the heart of it. > > Twelve years ago, Harrison Owen facilitated Open Space on the closing day > of a 3-day Scrum Alliance conference in Orlando. Its theme: “Scrumming > Forward”. It was dynamite. About 350 people attended. I was there helping > in the newsroom. Tobias Mayer, who many of you know, was our lead contact. > > That gathering became the seminal inspiration for a two-day Open Space on > “Scrum Beyond Software”, held in Phoenix Arizona in September 2010. It was > preceded by a one-day of Scrum training led by Lyssa Adkins and Gerry Kirk. > > > The convening theme of the Open Space then was: How can we apply Scrum > outside of software development, in the broader world of work, in > community, in science, education and so many other sectors? Indeed life? > > A diverse group of 40-50 trailblazers, most from technology with about a > dozen from other sectors, had spirited discussions on the topic. It was > life-changing and earth-shattering for many, including me. It’s as if we > were peering into the possibilities of the future. I deepened my knowledge > of Scrum and made many lifelong friends along the way. > > Today the idea of *Scrum and Agile beyond Software* has gone mainstream. > Big time. Though there is much to expand and deepen if we are to live the > philosophy and ways of working that Agile and Scrum invite. In much the > same way that Open Space is also a lifelong practice. > > On September 24-25, Tobias and friends convened a “World in Twenty-Four > Hours” virtual gathering <https://tobiasmayer.uk/events/beyond> to > explore the depth and edges of this same theme. Many from the original > group in Arizona have indicated they will attend. It will be in Open Space. > Francois Knuchel and I will facilitate. > I am beyond excited about this event and hope many in our Open Space > community will consider joining us. Please feel free to invite others. > > Here > <https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOTNaUUmrgSefAkbrONYTC9ivnr2uxUsntxZNsKvaNt1zQPnAsOBtilMCcA2EkBQw?key=dVQzdnM0SHF5eTlMY19FRUVBNXV4U09weTlLNExn> > a collage of photos from 2010 > > Have a great day, > Suzanne (in Canada for the summer) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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