Wow Francois, thanks for your post here.
Readers might want to also know:
1. "Open Smart Adoption" as defined by Francois and Martin is an
open-source derivation of Prime/OS, described here:
http://newtechusa.net/prime/prime-core-elements/. It is based on
Prime/OS. Francois, Martin and I have been collaborating for months on
their derivation and work.
2. Prime-OS is "open-source culture-technology" - anyone anywhere can
take it, use it, modify it, improve it, make derivations, publish those
derivations, and commercialize them. Like any open source stuff. Have at
it !
3. Open Agile Adoption came first. Then- SURPRISE. Whoops. I got calls
from people in Europe who were using the method for gently introducing
/OTHER/ kinds of process-change and cultural-change in organizations.
After that I realized the general form of OAA before/after Open Space
with 100 days in the middle was applicable WAY beyond Agile adoption.
4. After I got those calls I set it up so Prime/OS was the base and Open
Agile Adoption is derived from that. I expect others will make other
derivations of Prime/OS and all kinds of unpredictable things can and
will happen.
We need more innovation, not less. More openness, not less. For this
reason, open source licensing for culture technology is a very big deal
at this point in the human narrative. This is the time to ENABLE
innovation via open-source licensing. This is NOT the time to be locking
up culture-tech IP....far from it !!
Related Link:
http://newtechusa.net/agile/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free/
Kind Regards,
Daniel
On 3/22/15 10:23 PM, Francois Knuchel via OSList wrote:
Hello all,
I don’t normally contribute to this list (I’m an online ‘lurker’, or
an introvert in flesh, but have always felt welcome here in the OS
community), but I did want to come in here to celebrate Daniel’s work,
in effect potentially elevating Open Space to a new level. Even if
you are not involved in agile or IT, please read on – what Daniel has
to say *goes way beyond “agile”* (I myself am also not an agile coach,
nor have any involvement with the agile world).
You can follow all the links Daniel has provided explaining Open Agile
Adoption, so I’m not going to explain it here. All I feel compelled
to do is point out the relevance of OAA in today’s organisational world.
Daniel says OAA is new. Is it? Well the open space part of it is
*not* new, the open space events that Daniel is talking about are the
very same open space events that you guys have been running for the
last 20-30 years. What is new, however, I think, is this:
·the use or application of Open Space beyond deliberations of a topic
which people feel passionate about, beyond running conferences and
barcamps, beyond conflict resolution or peace talks, beyond repairing
dysfunctionality, beyond planning Olympic pavilions J, beyond ………. and
so on, to introducing culture change, and going beyond the initial
spark by making transformation stick. In other words introducing Open
Space into organisations and anchoring it as part of a new culture
(rather than a one-off event with the typical bounce back) – making
change last and sustainable.
·the intentional double open space framework separated by a time in
between where learning and playful experimentation takes place,
creating what I call a metamorphosis cocoon where people take it upon
themselves to experiment freely, learn and co-create the change
(thereby co-owning it), knowing well there is an end open space to
really hash out all the learnings and adapt accordingly; in other
words the second open space is much more than simply a “follow up”,
it’s what anchors the shift and enables the organisation on a journey
of further open space and transformations beyond.
This latter cocoon feature demarcated by an opening and closing open
space is what Daniel has referred to as a 100-day open space. Yes,
strictly it is not open space, after all there are coaches, trainers,
facilitators, guided iterations and all sorts; but the spirit of open
space, its serendipity of connections, openness of discussions, the
right to fail in order to learn and move on, lives on (partly enabled
by the knowledge of the second open space). And in open space spirit
everyone affected by the adoption is invited, on an opt-in basis, to
participate, to move, to butterfly and bumblebee freely, and therefore
be fully engaged in the change process, letting all affected personnel
co-create the change rather than it being dictated. And this is what
enables the change to stick, to make the change sustainable. Nothing
changes overnight, all change has a gestation period, and if it takes
some initial facilitation in between to let the metamorphosis proceed,
so be it – as someone has said, we must meet clients where they are at.
OK, so what? So what, you may say, if you’re not into agile. Well what
Daniel has introduced *goes way beyond agile*. The framework Daniel
has put together, surely, is relevant to any adoption (implementation
of a new system or working practice), not just agile. It relevant to
lean adoption, responsive adoption, environmental management adoption
– indeed it is *relevant to any change or transformation process*. So
guys, forget the agile bit, what Daniel is introducing is a way of
introducing fundamental transformation into any organisation and
*making it stick*.
OK, so if you’re not involved with organisations, then fine, maybe
this is not relevant to you. But for all those of you working for, in
or with an organisation and who are interested in bringing about
organisational change, a new working practice, a new form of
capitalism, democracy in the workplace, whatever, any change, …..,
then you need to look at Daniel’s work more closely. In particular
the latter videos are brilliant testimonials of a manager himself
transformed, together with his whole department, by this double open
space process.
Again, what is new is the double OS cocoon framework and presenting it
to organisations as a new effective application to bring about
transformation. This is not just about agile, but about *any*
organisational transformation. My OS colleague, Martin Grimshaw whom
many of you know, and I have been adapting Daniel’s principles from
agile to any form of transformation. We’ve called this ‘Open Smart
Transformation’, and we’re launching in the UK as Caterfly
(*www.caterfly.co.uk <http://caterfly.co.uk/prime-os/>*). Yet to be
tested in the market place, we are indebted to Daniel’s contribution,
and I am highly enthused as to the possibilities the framework will bring.
I’m not suggesting we should be pushing change. In the double OS
model our role remains to hold space and let whatever must happen
happen, we don’t get involved in the cocoon bit in between, other than
enabling the right conditions. But by introducing OS we at least
offer the opportunity for organisations to step back, and let the
people explore different ways of doing or viewing things.
Organisations desperately need open space (though most don’t know
it), and any opportunity to introduce OS should be taken. By applying
the double OS practice, at worst an organisation will temporarily
experience a different reality and way of doing things, but at best
there is a chance of some real transformation which lasts. This can’t
be a bad thing.
We are not in the business of making change happen, but we are in the
business of enabling the possibility of change, where we can, and
creating the right conditions for it. I would thus urge you to *think
beyond agile* and review Daniel’s content with fresh eyes.
Francois
//
/“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for
people to get their work done” (Peter Drucker)/
*Fran**ç**ois Knuchel*
Mob: +44 (0)7729 371915
Tel: +44 (0)20 8133 5211
<http://caterfly.co.uk/>
//
*From:*OSList [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick via OSList
*Sent:* 16 March 2015 20:01
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos
Greetings,
Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino,
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine,
rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption.
Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized
several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was
100 days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings.
In these videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just
100 days...
...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire
organization. And the coaches are GONE.
<SHAMELESS HYPE WARNING>
Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is
actually. Thanks for asking! Explained here:
Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/
</SHAMELESS HYPE WARNING>
Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/
PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU
*
*Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements
that work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in
organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of
invitation, Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling
and more…so your Agile adoption can actually take root.
OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice
or framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com
<http://www.Prime-OS.com>, which is social technology published under
an open-source, free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from
Creative Commons.
www.OpenAgileAdoption.com <http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com>
www.Prime-OS.com <http://www.Prime-OS.com>
Daniel Mezick, President
New Technology Solutions Inc.
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<http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
Agile Manager.
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<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.
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