Hi Andi, source paper would be very much appreciated. Thank you for digging to find it and for sharing this. I very much hope she cites OST particularly. Warmly, Birgitt
On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:12 PM Andi Roberts via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > The following popped up on an email today at a University I work with and > I thought that the research might be of interest to this group. I am unable > to attend the session, due to prior work commitments, but will try and dig > up the source paper. > > Unstructured Meeting Organisation in Open Source Communities > > Professor Emma Bell, Professor of Management and Organisation Studies, > Keele University, will be presenting at the next DPO seminar on Wednesday, > 7 December, at 14:00, in Meeting Rooms 3 - 4 in the Michael Young Building. > > *Abstract:* > > In this paper we focus on the organisation of ‘unconferences’, an umbrella > term that refers to a range of off-site meeting formats where there an > explicit attempt to break down social hierarchies and develop organic forms > of organization (Burns and Stalker, 1961). Also referred to as ‘camps’, > unconferences have no pre-set agenda, are designed to be participant driven > (Wolf et al., 2011), and are characterised by a ‘distinct lack of > structure’ (Boule, 2011: 17). Drawing on a qualitative study of > unconferences aimed at managers and management consultants, we assess the > extent to which unconferencing enables the hierarchical power relations > that characterise conventional off-site meeting organisation to be overcome > (Bell and King, 2010; Ford and Harding, 2008). We find that unconferences > go some way towards addressing interactional and performative dynamics that > contribute towards unequal participation and exclusion in off-site meeting > encounters. However, our analysis also highlights the powerful behavioural > norms and group dynamics associated with off-site meetings which can result > in these attempts at openness and sharing being undermined. > > > Cheers, Andi Roberts > > Twitter: @Andi_Roberts > > Web: www.MasterFacilitator.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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