The Open Organization Ambassadors Report
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#### Contents ####
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{1} Editors' Notes
{2} Ambassador Update
{3} Site Stats
{4} Monthly Highlights
{5} Looking Ahead
{6} Ambassador Notes
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#### {1} Editor's Notes ####
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Welcome to the June edition of the Open Organization Ambassadors Report!
June was an outstanding month for our community. Keep reading to see all
the reasons why.
In June, the open organization community at Opensource.com published 8
new articles and one new book. In total, our materials generated 16,011
page views, and visitors downloaded more than 800 copies of the volumes
in our book series.
Even during the summer months, our community shows no sign of slowing
down. We've got a slew of dynamite articles and tutorials slated for
July—and are already planning the editorial calendar for August. Thank
you—to everyone—for making this community so awesome.
Bryan
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#### {2} Ambassador Update ####
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Ambassadors published the following articles in June:
Allison Matlack: "Learning to be open without turning into a mesmerized
chicken"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/6/limits-of-open-steward
Heidi Hess von Ludewig: "How to build a professional network when you
work in a bazaar"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/6/building-professional-social-networks-openly
Jono Bacon: "How to plan projects in the open, without the stress"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/6/guide-to-gathering-project-requirements
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#### {3} Site Stats ####
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Our top articles of the month were:
1. The OpenOrg Community: "A summer reading list for open organization
enthusiasts"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/6/summer-reading-2018
Views: 820
2. Jim Whitehurst: "Rethinking how we work"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/6/rethinking-how-we-work
Views: 772
3. DeLisa Alexander: "How do you explain your organization's purpose? 3
lessons from Red Hat"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/6/explaining-your-why
Views: 485
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Page views for June: 16,011 (May: 12,826; April: 14,374)
Organize for Innovation downloads in June: 514 (May: N/A; April: N/A)
Workbook downloads in June: 60 (May: 42; April: 54)
Guide to IT Culture Change downloads in June: 76 (May: 57; April: 94)
Leaders Manual downloads in June: 53 (May: 33; April: 60)
Field Guide downloads in June: 83 (May: 90; April: 67)
Open Organization Definition downloads in June: 16 (May: 30; April: 21)
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Newsletter subscribers: 3,764 (+176 on the month)
Newsletter open rate (average): 43.41%
Newsletter clickthrough rate (average): 7.43%
Page views from newsletter: 904
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#### {4} Monthly Highlights ####
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A group of ambassadors spoke with Red Hatters as part of a panel
discussion during Open Organization Week at Red Hat in June. Laura
Hilliger, Jen Kelchner, and Angela Robertson held a lively conversation
about the important role community plays in the open organization
movement. The conversation is now available publicly on YouTube. [1]
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The Open Organization book series added a new volume in June: _Organize
for Innovation_, by Jim Whitehurst. Celebrating the third anniversary of
_The Open Organization_, the book collects Jim Whitehurst's writings for
Opensource.com published since 2015. Visitors downloaded more than 500
copies of the book in June. [2]
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The next volume of the Open Organization book series, a second edition
of The Open Organization Leaders Manual, is underway. In June, chapter
authors began putting the finishing touches on their first drafts, due
for proofreading in early July. The book, which features roughly two
dozen writes from the open organization community, is slated for a
December 2018 release. [3]
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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-PaGV6aYYw
[2] https://opensource.com/open-organization/resources/organize-innovation
[3]
https://github.com/open-organization-ambassadors/open-org-leaders-manual/blob/master/second-edition/table-of-contents.md
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#### {5} Looking Ahead ####
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The next meeting of the Open Organization Ambassadors will be July 12 at
10:00 Eastern/14:00 UTC. The agenda is coming together, and is open for
any attending ambassador to modify. [1]
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First drafts of chapters for the second edition of the Open Organization
Leaders Manual are due July 19. Contributing authors with questions or
other requests for help should simply reach out to Bryan before that
date! [2]
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[1]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sSC6HUXxwDGPW941CErQrsIrlK3KrkhVwHOifBeMjL8/edit#heading=h.w0ga6hecjbem
[2]
https://github.com/open-organization-ambassadors/open-org-leaders-manual/tree/master/second-edition
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#### {6} Ambassador Notes ####
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(No ambassadors submitted notes in June.)
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{Catch you in 30!—BB}
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