Those are some great points Dan! On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList < [email protected]> wrote:
> I'm not watching the Vienna event as closely as Suzanne, and some of the > others. > > I do notice some things about it. > > I'm glad that "people in suits" like Gary Hamel (et al) are now noticing > what is happening, and writing and talking about it. As for "doing", it > looks like the main activity is... arranging conference events. > > I'm sad and afraid about the format. It's the standard us-them conference > format. The experts dispense wisdom from the stage, the rest receive this > revealed wisdom. > > > The structure of the program is a big tip-off to what is happening there... > > http://www.druckerforum.org/2013/the-event/program/ > > > > By attending this, the attendee authorizes the elevation of the people on > the stage to the status of authority figures. > > The title of the event might also tip us off: "Managing Complexity" > > To manage is to direct and control. The title therefore expands to: > > "Directing and Controlling Complexity". > > That's a very interesting title for a conference that is presumably about > emergence in business organizations. > > > Daniel > > -- > > Daniel Mezick, President > > New Technology Solutions Inc. > > (203) 915 7248 (cell) > > Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog > <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter > <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>. > > Examine my new book: The Culture Game > <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the Agile > Manager. > > Explore Agile Team Training > <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching. > <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/> > > Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/> > Community. > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > --
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