Hi all, This morning, a few of the ambassadors met online to celebrate the release of the maturity model and discuss next steps. Several points emerged, and I wanted to make sure the rest of the community received some insight into them. Without further ado:
* Jen Kelchner and the experts at LDR21 are already hard at work building an assessment tool that people/groups can use to plot their positions on the model and generate plans for becoming more open. Jen says that (if all goes well) the model will be available in a few weeks, and she's asked for ambassadors' help with initial testing. She'll follow up with additional details as they become available. * Ron stressed the need to begin using the model in very small, focused settings to evaluate particular projects and initiatives—perhaps by developing a small "score card" that teams can use during project debrief to initiate a discussion about the way openness did (or did not) factor into the project's outcome. * We discussed the need to begin developing a bank of case studies, articles about organizations who exemplify various aspects of the maturity model (and, by extension, embody the characteristics of the Open Organization Definition). I (Bryan) mentioned that these would be very useful for another proposed volume in the Open Organization book series: a "workbook" or "how-to" manual that lays out the maturity model and then presents readers with specific activities/case studies they can explore to actually achieve the benefits of becoming more open. Anyone at the meeting should chime in with details that I've missed! Congratulations again, everyone, on a great release. As with any open project, it's open to continual revision and modification—so let's not be shy about asking others for feedback as we embark on v1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and beyond... Bryan _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list Openorg-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
