The Open Organization Ambassadors Report
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{1} Editors' Notes
{2} Ambassador Publications
{3} Site Stats
{4} Monthly Highlights
{5} Looking Ahead
{6} Ambassador Notes
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#### {1} Editor's Notes ####
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December was an outstanding month for the open organization community at
Opensource.com. Most notably, we released a new book (!!), an updated
edition of _The Open Organization Leaders Manual_, a project we'd
undertaken in April 2018. The book's landing page generated 3,975 page
views and more than 700 downloads at Opensource.com this month.
Of course, despite the release we did not cease regular publication
efforts! The community also published four new articles on open
organizations and open leadership in December.
And best of all, we welcomed the newest member of the Open Organization
Ambassadors team: Ben Owens!
Read on to learn more about what we achieved in the final month of
2018—and learn how you can get involved in the exciting work 2019 will
bring!
Editorially yours,
Bryan
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#### {2} Ambassador Publications ####
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Ambassadors published the following articles in December:
Jen Kelchner: "Companies behind on digital transformation get ahead with
open leaders"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/12/digital-transformation-existential
Ron McFarland: "How to craft a one-sentence description of your
organization's purpose"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/12/state-purpose-single-sentence
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#### {3} Site Stats ####
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Our top articles of the month were:
1. DeLisa Alexander: "What is Open Leadership?"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/12/what-is-open-leadership
Views: 800
2. Ron McFarland: "How to craft a one-sentence description of your
organization's purpose"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/12/state-purpose-single-sentence
Views: 320
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Page views for December: 14,170 (November: 16,607; October: 14,660)
Organize for Innovation downloads in December: 39 (November: 57;
October: 59)
Workbook downloads in December: 35 (November: 27; October: 39)
Guide to IT Culture Change downloads in December: 75 (November: 59;
October: 63)
Leaders Manual downloads in December: 714 (November: 46; October: 47)
Field Guide downloads in December: 37 (November: 66; October: 71)
Open Organization Definition downloads in December: 19 (November: 31;
October: 28)
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#### {4} Monthly Highlights ####
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In December, the Open Organization Ambassadors community welcomed its
newest member: open education expert Ben Owens.[1] An education
consultant by trade, Ben prepares American schools for the future using
concepts from _The Open Organization_. He's co-author of the recently
released book, _Open Up, Education!_ (from Rowman and Littlefield).[2]
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On December 11, the open organization community unveiled its newest
book: A second edition of _The Open Organization Leaders Manual_.[3]
Significantly expanded to more than 200 pages in this new iteration, the
volume features writing on open leadership from approximately 20
writers, educators, consultants, and other experts. The electronic
version of the book received more than 500 downloads during release
week. Like other books in the series, it's available (at cost) as a
paperback from partner Lulu.[4]
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[1] https://opensource.com/users/engineerteacher
[2]
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475841992/Open-Up-Education-How-Open-Way-Learning-Can-Transform-Schools
[3] https://opensource.com/open-organization/resources/leaders-manual
[4]
http://www.lulu.com/shop/opensourcecom/the-open-organization-leaders-manual-second-edition/paperback/product-23900745.html
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#### {5} Looking Ahead ####
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The next Open Organization Ambassadors meeting will convene Thursday,
January 10, 2019 at 09:00 Eastern / 13:00 UTC. At this meeting—the first
of the new calendar year—we'll discuss the plans, projects, and goals
that will occupy us for the coming 12 months. Please attend to help
shape community efforts and direction! Meeting notes and agenda are
available now.[1]
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[1]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sSC6HUXxwDGPW941CErQrsIrlK3KrkhVwHOifBeMjL8/edit?usp=sharing
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#### {6} Ambassador Notes ####
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(We did not receive any ambassador notes this month.)
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{Happy New Year!—BB}
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