Open Space break out session for WWIT 2018.

1. OPEN SPACE
TECHNOLOGY/AGILITY
WWIT 2018
Diana Williams
Project Brilliant

2. My Mentors
1995 - First office job!Yikes!
Pam – My first mentor was female
Dave - Encouraged me to get into web development
Roger - Encouraged to get involved in application development
Darren - Introduced me to Agile. Encouraged (pushed) me to do more
2015 - Left my job of 20 years to embark on this new journey
Today, loving what I do!

3. WHY AGILE?
AGILE is about people
■ Individuals and interactions
■ Customer collaboration
■ Responding to change
■ Working software

4. Build projects around
motivated individuals. Give
them the environment and
supplies they need and trust
them to get the job done.

5. OUR PREVAILING
SYSTEM OF
MANAGEMENT HAS
DESTROYED OUR
PEOPLE.
EDWARDS DEMING

6. WHY OPEN SPACE?
Transform chaos, confusion and conflict into productive
energy
■ Shared goals
■ Self organization
■ Autonomy
■ Self direction
■ Provides employees a voice

8. Open SpaceAgility
1. Leadership prep
2. Open SpaceTechnology
3. Agile practices
4. Closing Open SpaceTechnology
5. Inspect and adapt
A repeatable technique for getting a rapid and
lasting agile adoption

9. Open Space Technology
(OST)
purpose-driven leadership
a way for hosting meetings or conferences
focused on a specific and important purpose or task
beginning without any formal agenda
has an overall purpose or theme
Creates inspired meetings and events

10. ORDINARY PEOPLE
WORKING
TOGETHERTO
CREATE
EXTRAORDINARY
RESULTS

11. Open
Space
Technology
CreateTheme
Plan Event
Closing Circle
Proceedings

12. How does
Open
Space
work?
Participants sit in a circle
Sponsor states the theme
One by one participants write down a topic,
announce and place on the agenda board
Participants sign up for a session
Rotate sessions
Closing Circle
Unedited report compiled from all the
sessions

13. Roles
Sponsor
Facilitator
Participants
Conveyers

14. Guiding Principles
Whoever comes is the right people
Whenever it starts is the right time
Wherever it is, is the right place
Whatever happens is the only thing that could happen
When its over, its over

15. Law ofTwo Feet
If people find themselves in situations
where they are neither learning or
contributing, they are responsible for
moving to another place – using their
own two feet to find a place where
their participation is more meaningful.

16. Participation Roles
Bee
the person who is not willing to be fixed on a single
break out session
would rather visit many different groups
collaborating in a more punctual way
perform the task of cross-fertilization
helping groups to overcome creative blocks
inspiring with fresh views
sharing solutions they saw in another group
Butterfly
the person that is not willing to take part in a break
out session at this moment
helps us feel safe in the space by tending to its own
needs and passions
Often some Butterflies gather with deep thoughts
about the purpose of the meeting with ground
breaking and paradigm shifting inputs, truly
transformative in nature.

17. PREPARETO BE
SURPRISED!

19. Market Place
Closing Circle

20. Proceedings
Session

21. More Information
■ http://openspaceworld.org/wp2/explore/
■ http://openspaceagility.com/big-picture/