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Pre-Conference Sessions - June 10th-12th
 

We are excited to announce that we will offer 17 Pre-Conference sessions, all designed and presented for a daily attendance fee of $10, with the exception of two, N - What We're Learning About the Brain, with an added $40 material fee (for first-time attendees of this session), and O - Self-Organizing the “Change Agent,” with an added $15 material fee. Our Pre-Conference offerings follow below in a day-by-day agenda, with all sessions to be held at Woodbury University in Burbank.

Link here for a campus map. There is no fee for parking on campus.

 
  Wednesday
June 10th
Thursday
June 11th
Friday
June 12th
7-8am

Continental Breakfast

Continental Breakfast

Continental Breakfast

8-9am Beginning Together Beginning Together Beginning Together

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A - Creating the New Normal in Project Leadership, with Don McAlister

 

B - How to Lead; When Driving Fails, with Tim Higgins and Dave Troupe



C - From My Seat in the Stadium, with Julie Goodfellow and Hugh McAllister - CANCELLED

J- InThinking Together - Part 1, with Bill Bellows (includes an introduction to InThinking Concepts, with a foundation in the thinking of Drs. Ackoff, Deming, and Taguchi)****


K - Solving the Mystery of the Soggy Pizza Case Study - Entrepreneurship Innovation Value Stream (EIVS) Workshop - Part 1, with Dale Deardorff


L - Powerful Teams Require Mutual Learning , with Jon Bergstrom and Steve Byers


N - What We're Learning About the Brain - Part 1, with Leslie Peters
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O - Self-Organizing the “Change Agent” - Part 1, with Peter Stonefield ****


P - Thinking in Community While Framing Your Project - Beyond Playing Nice, Steve Dightman and Dave Nave

12:00-1:15pm
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch

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D - Improve Your Communications, Improve Your Relationships, with Deb Lewis & Doug Adams



E - How to beat the organization and take the applause, with Terry Leers and John Morgan


F - The Secret Life of Organizations, with Ariane David **



J- InThinking Together - Part 2, with Bill Bellows


K - Solving the Mystery of the Soggy Pizza Case Study - Entrepreneurship Innovation Value Stream (EIVS) Workshop - Part 2, with Dale Deardorff

 

M - The Art of Hosting Meaningful Conversations, with Steve Byers and Lori Sortino

 

N - What We're Learning About the Brain - Part 2, with Leslie Peters **


O - Self-Organizing the “Change Agent” - Part 2, with Peter Stonefield
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Q - Process Improvement Investment, with Phil Monroe




4:15-5:15pm
Reflecting Together
   

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G - Applications of InThinking, with Felix Delgado **
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H - Cause(s) of Confusion: Beyond Root Cause Analysis, with Cade Wilson **-
CANCELLED


I - Destiny Unfolding...Break the Mold. Create the Future. A story about using story lines., with Thuy & Joe Onstott


Weekend Conference begins with Happy Hour, from 5:00-6:00pm, followed by dinner, from 6:00-8:30pm
 
 
To help with your selections, sessions marked with ** are presented on a regular basis, either every year or every other year. Sessions marked with **** are offered as part of a longer series, extending over several years.
 
     
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