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Pre-Conference Sessions - June 8th-10th
 

We are excited to announce that we will offer 19 Pre-Conference sessions, all designed and presented for a daily attendance fee of $25, with the exception of one, "R" - Self-Organizing the “Creator” / “Innovator,” with a $15 material fee. Our Pre-Conference offerings follow below in a day-by-day agenda, with all sessions, including the inauguration of "The Dialogic 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 8th
Thursday
June 9th
Friday
June 10th
7-8am

Continental Breakfast

Continental Breakfast

Continental Breakfast

8-9am Beginning Together Beginning Together Beginning Together

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A - Resource Leadership - Part 1, with Bill Bellows

B - Leadership: All Models are Wrong; Some are Useful, with Tim Higgins and Dave Troupe

C - Social Construction - Here, There, and Anywhere, with Pauline Arneberg

D - Using a System of Stories to Create Innovative New Ideas, with Bill Cummins

K - 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)****

L - A Tribute to Jon Bergstrom: Bringing “Don’t Know” Mind to Systems Learning - Part 1, with Steve Byers and Joseph Parent

M - Learning Begins with Awareness - Part 1, with Julie Francis

N - Change: It's not the Technology; It's the Neurology, with Bob Browne

P - Deming's Ideas in the 21st Century - Part 1, with Paul Hollingworth**

Q - 4 Simple Steps to Inspirational Innovation - Part 1, with Dale Deardorff

R - Self-Organizing the “Creator”/ “Innovator”- Part 1, with Peter Stonefield****

S - Mindful Leadership - A Master Class for ExtraOrdinary Wisdom at Work - Part 1, with Joel and Michelle Levey


The Dialogic Sessions, hosted by Ravi Roy

12:00-1:15pm
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch

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A - Resource Leadership - Part 2, with Bill Bellows

E - From My Seat in the Stadium, with Julie Goodfellow and Hugh McAllister
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F - Power of Positive Presence, with Deb Lewis & Doug Adams

G - The Beer Distribution Simulation: an Exercise in System Dynamics, Part 1, with Steve Dightman and Dave Nave

K- InThinking Together - Part 2, with Bill Bellows

L - A Tribute to Jon Bergstrom: Bringing “Don’t Know” Mind to Systems Learning - Part 2, with Steve Byers and Joseph Parent

M - Learning Begins with Awareness - Part 2, with Julie Francis

O - a Rational Approach to Making Something Better and Better and Better and ..., with Dick Steele

P - Deming's Ideas in the 21st Century - Part 2, with Paul Hollingworth**

Q - 4 Simple Steps to Inspirational Innovation - Part 2, with Dale Deardorff

R - Self-Organizing the “Creator”/ “Innovator”- Part 2, with Peter Stonefield ****

S - Mindful Leadership - A Master Class for ExtraOrdinary Wisdom at Work - Part 2, with Joel and Michelle Levey

The Dialogic Sessions, hosted by Ravi Roy

4:15-5:15pm
Reflecting Together
   

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G - The Beer Distribution Simulation: an Exercise in System Dynamics, Part 2, with Steve Dightman and Dave Nave

H - Applications of InThinking to Working Life 2016, with Felix Delgado **

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

J - Expanding Our Thinking Capability: Using Neuroplasticity and Biohacking to Keep Up With the Robots, with Pam Hartman and Marco Cassone


Weekend Conference begins with Happy Hour, from 4:30-5:30pm, followed by Weekend Welcome at 5:30pm, Opening Keynote at 6:00pm, and dinner, from 7:15-8:30pm
 
 
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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