Open Space

For this special Saturday meetup, we will run a virtual open space session. In open space, participants create and manage their own agenda of parallel sessions around a specific theme. For this event, we will likely have three 40-minute slots to run parallel sessions depending on the total number of participants.

After being introduced to the principles and practices of open space, you will be invited to build the event schedule, just-in-time. You propose sessions you'd like to lead, or sessions you'd like to see someone else step up and lead. Quickly, a schedule emerges, composed of sessions around topics you feel passionate about pursuing.

Open Space is a process that allows everyone to participate in sessions with others whom they may not normally have a chance to talk with. Like Agile itself, Open Space Technology sessions operate under a small set of guiding principles. These principles are deceptively simple, yet provide just enough structure for spontaneous discussions:

Whoever comes are the right people.
Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.
Whenever it starts is the right time.
Whenever it’s over, it’s over.
Wherever it happens is the right place.

Additionally, there is one law—The Law of Personal Mobility: If you find yourself where you can’t learn or contribute, move yourself to a place where you can.

You can find out more at https://openspaceworld.org/wp2/open/

Tentative agenda:
9:00 Log-in, mingle, network
9:15 Intros
9:30 Building the marketplace
10:00 Session 1
10:45 Session 2
11:30 Session 3
12:15 Close out

SPONSOR & COSTS
DCSUG is free, thanks to our sponsors, Kaizenko and Excella.

Kaizenko (https://www.kaizenko.com/training) has some upcoming training that may be of interest to you. Check out their training here (https://www.kaizenko.com/training) and reach out for DCSUG discounts https://www.kaizenko.com/contact/

Excella (http://www.excella.com) is hiring! Check out the open job opportunities page (https://www.excella.com/careers).

CAN'T MAKE IT?

Most events are live streamed on our youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuw-47Y5hAMKlBCwUC3wz7w

Also, we typically meet monthly. So if you can't make it this month, hopefully we'll see you at the next meetup.

If you have an idea, game, workshop, or story to share with the group, then please contact the organizer to setup a presentation for a future meeting