April 23 - 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Questions? Use this link to send us your question(s) about our 2009 Forum
About Our 2009 Forum
Should You Attend?
Where Will We Be?
Forum Hotel Reservations, Alternate Loding Options, Local Transportation Options, and Travel Planning
Forum Materials (Brochure, Poster, Schedules, etc.)
Forum Scholarships
Forum Registration - Registration Changes
Forum Meals
Forum Announcement
Schedule of Pre- and Post-Conference Seminars and Workshops (Day-by-day              format for the weekday events)
Conference Program Schedule (Day-by-day format for the weekend events)
Conference Presentations
Conference Speaker Guide
2009 Forum Screensaver - in progress
Forum Photo Gallery
             Conference Sessions             
             Photo Montage on YouTube
Post-Forum Notice
Forum DVDs
Forum Artist - Navneet Mezcciani

About Our 2009 Forum
Our Eighth Annual Forum, themed ...OurSpace - Bringing Progress In2 View, continues to expand "thinking about thinking," raising the consciousness of better thinking in individuals and organizations. In addition, we are partnering with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Canoga Park site to offer 2 days of pre-conference seminars and workshops and 2 days of post-conference seminars. Add to this schedule a weekend conference at the nearby Hilton Woodland Hills and the result is our 6-day Forum.

As designed, our 2009 Forum aims to promote an environment where compelling ideas and insights will evolve from an exposure to new thoughts, and inthinking colleagues. (And these ideas and insights may lead you in untold exciting directions in your work and life after the Forum.)
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Should You Attend?
Anyone interested in improving the effectiveness of individuals and or­ganizations will gain a deeper appreciation of leadership from this Forum. Past attendees reflect a wide variation in backgrounds - which is always a highlight of our event - and as such we have confidence that our program will continue to be valuable to anyone interested in "better thinking about thinking." If you, however, would like to get a "running start" on InThinking and other associated ideas, please inquire with Bill Bellows about attending an "Enterprise Thinking" seminar offered throughout the year at a variety of locations across the U.S.
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Where Will We Be?
The Forum will take place in Los Angeles, California, USA, in the Canoga Park/Woodland Hills area of the San Fernando Valley. Pre-conference activities (seminars and workshops) will take place on Thursday, April 23rd, and Friday, April 24th at United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's offices at 6633 Canoga Avenue in Canoga Park (view the map). Conference activities will begin on Friday afternoon at 4:00pm and extend through Sunday at 12:00pm – all to be held at the nearby Hilton Woodland Hills at 6360 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills (view the map). The hotel is an easy walk from the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne site, where Forum attendees are welcome to park for free. The post-conference seminars on Monday, April 27th, and Tuesday, April 28th will be held nearby at the California State University Northridge campus in Northridge at 18111 Nordhoff Street (view the map) in the San Fernando Valley.
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Forum Hotel, Alternate Loding Options, Local Transportation Options, and Travel Planning

Forum Hotel
Rooms at the Hilton Woodland Hills have been reserved for Forum attendees at the group rate of $89 (was $109) per night on Thursday (April 23rd), Friday (April 24th), Saturday (April 25th), and Sunday (April 26th) nights, and $109 (was $149) for Wednesday (April 22nd), Monday (April 27th), and Tuesday (April 28th) nights, plus 14% occupancy tax.  These discount rates apply for reservations made before April 15th.  To make online reservations at the group rate, follow this link to our dedicated room reservation page. You may also call 818-595-1000 and state that you are attending the “In2:InThinking” event.  Another option for reservations is to call 800-HILTONS and use the group code “IN2” to get our Forum rate.

Hotel Options (using Orbitz) Near Hilton Woodland Hills
As of February 14th, here are posted prices for local hotels, along with distance to the Hilton Woodland Hills. Follow this link to reserve these rates on Orbitz.
Rate     Hotel                                 Location                                                         Distance
$70       Ramada Inn                     7126 DeSoto Ave., Canoga Park                       1.5
$71       Ramada Inn                     21340 Devonshire St., Chatsworth                    5.4
$74       ESA Woodland Hills       20205 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills               2.9
$75       Howard Johnson Inn      7432 Reseda Blvd., Reseda                               4.9
$77       Super 8 Motel                   7631 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park     2.1
$87       Comfort Inn                       20157 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills                2.9
$94       Comfort Inn & Suites       21603 Devonshire St., Chatsworth                   5.9
$99       Best Western                    20122 Vanowen St., Canoga Park                    2.0

Additional Lodging Options
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you would like more information about other lodging options, things to do and see in Los Angeles (beaches, hiking, movie studios, shopping, etc.), or have any questions about anything else.

Local Transportation Options
From Bob Hope Airport in Burbank (BUR) to the Hilton Woodland Hills (18 miles) we suggest using a taxi.

From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the Hilton Woodland Hills (27 miles) we suggest the "Van Nuys Flyaway" bus service at LAX to get to (7610 Woodley Ave.) Van Nuys.    No reservations are needed and the buses arrive every 30 minutes.  On January 1st, fares increased to $6 for travel each way.   Look for the bus at under the green overhead signs ("Buses and Long Distance Vans") at curbside at LAX.   And, be sure to get on the bus heading to Van Nuys and not Westwood nor Union Station. Look for the destination sign in the front of the bus, on the passenger side entrance. Upon arrival in Van Nuys, use a taxi to get to the Hilton, which is about 15 minutes (8.2 miles) away, due west.

Travel Planning
The links below are offered to guide your travel planning:
             www.bookingbuddy.com
             www.relocat.com/lastminutetravel.htm
             www.orbitz.com
             www.cheaptickets.com
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2009 Forum Materials
First Attendee Note and Reminder
Second Attendee Note and Reminder
2009 Forum Brochure
2009 Forum Trifold (Day-by-Day room assignment handouts)
2009 Forum Poster 11x17
2009 Forum Poster 8x10
2009 Forum - Day-by-Day Schedule (Excel format)
2009 Conference Speaker Guide (List of weekend presenters, including
             presentation titles, abstracts, and biography material )
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2009 Forum - Pre-Conference Seminars and Workshops

April 23rd at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park
7:00-8:00am - Continental Breakfast
8:00-9:00am - Beginning Together
9:00-12:00pm - 3 sessions are being offered:
A - Get In2:Yoga with Elizabeth Topp
B - Powerful Facilitation Practices: Solving Your Toughest Team Problems with
             Jon Bergstrom, Steve Byers, and Bob Dickman
C - The Net Effect of Network Effects with Rick Ladd and Mostafa Ebrahimi

12:00-1:15pm - Lunch
1:15-4:15pm - 3 sessions are being offered:
D - Creating OurSpace with Steve Byers, Ryan Schoenbeck, and Lori Steed
E - Friday Night at the ER with Adrian Bass and Jean Tennis
F - Perceptions-Based Reality - Thinking With CoRT Tools, Part 1
             with Dale Deardorff

4:15-5:15pm - Reflecting Together
5:15-7:15pm - 3 sessions are being offered:
F - Perceptions-Based Reality - Thinking With CoRT Tools, Part 2
             with Dale Deardorff        
G - Enterprise Thinking and Purposeful Actions with Felix Delgado and Joe Onstott
H - Managing Creativity - From Individualistic Perceptual Approach to Team-Based
             Creativity and Organizational Innovation with Assaf Avni

April 24th at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park
7:00-8:00am - Continental Breakfast
8:00-9:00am - Beginning Together
9:00-12:00pm - 3 sessions are being offered, each presented in two 3-hour parts;
I - The Organization Workshop with Beth Thompson
J - Thinking Together, Learning Together, and Working Together with
             Micah Fierstein
K - Complexity and Program Management with Dave Chesebrough,
             Bob McCue, and John Pourdehnad
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2009 Forum - Post-Conference Seminars and Workshops

April 27th at California State University Northridge in Northridge
(Download CAMPUS MAP with room locations and parking details)
8:00-8:30am - Continental Breakfast
8:30-11:30am - 3 sessions are being offered:
L - Think-Tion: Integrating Thinking to Actions, Part 1 with Dale Deardorff - CANCELED
M - The Leader’s Real Work: Transforming the System from the Inside-Out with
             Tracy Huston and Dave Flanigan
N - Psychosynthesis - A Systems Psychology with Peter Stonefield

11:30-12:30pm - Lunch
12:30-5:00pm - 3 sessions are being offered:
L - Think-Tion: Integrating Thinking to Actions, Part 2 with Dale Deardorff - CANCELED
O - Enterprise Thinking, Part 1 with Bill Bellows
P - InThinking With Purposeful Tools and Techniques, Part 1 with Tim Higgins

April 28th at California State University Northridge in Northridge
(Download campus MAP with room locations and parking details)
8:00-8:30am - Continental Breakfast
8:30-1:00pm - 3 sessions are being offered:
O - Enterprise Thinking, Part 2 with Bill Bellows
P - InThinking With Purposeful Tools and Techniques, Part 2 with Tim Higgins

1:00-2:00pm - Lunch
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2009 Forum - Conference Presentations (in alphabetical order)
(Weekend Events at the Hilton Woodland Hills, April 24th-26th)

Kathleen Allen - Bringing the Future In2 View: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective
Forum Presentation (1.7MB)

Adrian Bass - Weaving Appreciative Inquiry In2 OurSpace
Forum Presentation (11.6MB)

Barry Bebb - Real Progress Requires a Real Transformation - The Toughest Gig
a Leadership Team Can Undertake
Forum Presentation (15.8MB)

Dave Flanigan and Tracy Huston - The Leader’s Journey: Framing the Future for Breakthrough
Forum Presentation (8.8MB)

Juan Garza - Releasing the Energy of OurSpace - Working at the Speed of Many
Forum Presentation (0.3MB)

Steve Haines - Systems Thinking Generates Progress - Past, Present, and Future
Forum Presentation (11.8MB)

Joel & Michelle Levey - InnerWork and OurSpace: Mystery, Mastery, and Mindful Leadership
Forum Presentation (1.6MB)
Related Articles:
Mind Fitness Research Websites (0.3MB)
The Seven Stages (1.4MB)

Natalia Mironova - Bringing Progress In2 a Multi-Paradigm Reality
Forum Presentation (4MB)

Elizabeth Topp - Transpersonal Dimensions in Organizations: Managing the Contents of Consciousness
Forum Presentation (0.9MB)

Lyn Wiltse, as a substitute for Shel Rovin - In2:InThinking Networking Session
Presentation not used

Peter Stonefield - iPowered Self-Management
Forum Presentation (ppsx file, 0.9MB)
Open using PowerPoint 2007, or with PowerPoint 2003 using the Microsoft Office Compatilbility Pack at this link.

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Forum Scholarships
To find out more about Forum scholarships in 2009, please click here.
The application deadline for all 2009 Forum scholarships is March 21st.
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Forum Registration
The cost of the Forum is $400 per person, with a $50 discount for anyone registering on or before April 10th. This includes all (but one*) pre- and post-conference seminars and workshops, conference presentations and activities, materials, and meals (see below). Beginning in 2007, we also offer a discounted registration price of $200 for full-time students in home school, public schools, colleges, or universities.
*A $90 fee will be charged for the Think-Tion workshop, presented as a 7.5-hour post-conference session on April 27th.

Follow this link to register online.

If you encounter any difficulties or have any questions regarding registration, please contact our Forum Registration Team at registrar@in2in.org.
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Registration Changes
Contact us at registrar@in2in.org with the details of any changes to your Forum registration.
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Forum Meals
The following meals are included (or not) with the registration fee for the weekend conference and through donations from Network members or Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne for the weekday pre- and post-conference seminars and workshops;

Thursday, April 23rd - Pre-Conference Seminars and Workshops
Continental breakfast (7:00-8:00am) - included
Lunch (12:00-1:15pm) - included
Dinner - not included

Friday, April 24th - Pre-Conference Seminars and Workshops
Continental breakfast (7:00-8:00am) - included
Lunch (12:00-1:15pm) - included

Friday, April 24th - Conference
Dinner (6:00-7:30pm) - included (dinner guests may be added at $40 per person)

Saturday, April 25th - Conference
Continental breakfast (7:00-8:00am) - included
Lunch (11:30-1:00pm) - included
Dinner (6:00-7:15pm) - included (dinner guests may be added at $40 per person)

Sunday, April 26th - Conference
Continental breakfast (7:00-8:00am) - included
Lunch - not included
Dinner - not included

Monday, April 27th - Post-Conference Seminars
Continental breakfast (8:00-8:30am) - included
Lunch (11:30-12:30pm) - included
Dinner - not included

Tuesday, April 28th - Post-Conference Seminars
Continental breakfast (8:00-8:30am) - included
Lunch (1:00-2:00pm) - included
Dinner - not included
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2009 Forum DVDs
For the seventh year in a row, we contracted with Kid Flix, the after-school video services team at Placerita Junior High School in nearby Valencia, to videotape our entire conference.  Once again, this footage was converted into our final DVD package by Dave Nave & Associates.

Link here to order DVD sets for any year.

Thanks for supporting the In2:InThinking Network
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