Virtual Organizational Development 2004



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	November 16-18, 2004

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Virtual Organizational Development 2004

Best Practices in OD that overcome time and space!

Program

The program is designed to provide practical insights, models and tools for incorporating approaches to virtual organizational development into your practice and organization.

Topics are introduced through streaming narrated presentations connected to a discussion area that allows participants to interact any time over the course of the conference. The program also includes scheduled daily real time events including online chats, webinars, and teleconferences.

Schedule of Events

TUESDAY, November 16
5 AM US PST	Conference site opens at 5:00 am US Pacific Time
	Click HERE for a quick overview of how to navigate in the online conference.
	Prerecorded Presentations by Marie Jasinski and Angelo Lewis will be available beginning 5:00 am US Pacific Time. Both Presentations include instructions on how to participate in simulations and games as a way of learning. You can view the presentation, contribute comments, and post questions in the presenter’s conference room anytime.
8 AM US PST	Orientation
8:30 AM Live Presentation	David Cooperrider will present on Appreciative Inquiry: New Horizons in Strength-Based Organization Development.
Prerecorded One	Angelo John Lewis opens the Game of Games.
Prerecorded Two	Marie Jasinski opens BBQ from Bencon a collaborative role play simulation that will continue for the duration of the conference.
4 PM Happy Hour	Join us for a live chat in the Online Meeting Forum as Marie Jasinski leads us through discussions on possibilities in virtual development.

Appreciative Inquiry: New Horizons in Strength-Based Organization Development
David Cooperrider
Case Western Reserve University

A - or Appreciative Inquiry - is the most recognized name describing the powerful new paradigm for strength-based organization development and change. Drawing upon the latest findings from today's positive psychology movement and AI's exciting applications in organizations like the BBC, the United States Navy, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and the Yellow Roadway Corporation, this session explores the fresh horizons of AI and outlines the future of the field. In this stirring keynote address, hear the story of AI from the pioneering figure in this arena, and learn how AI's strength based approaches are today transforming processes of strategic change in areas like organizational learning, mergers and acquisitions, large scale planning, corporate turnarounds, organizational design and business and society leadership. Especially exciting, as this presentation will demonstrate live, is the whole area of virtual OD and how it is becoming a reality with the help of new collaboration tools and conferencing techniques.

BBQ from Bencon - a collaborative role play simulation that will continue for the duration of the conference.
Marie Jasinski
Director, Design Planet

Discover the power of web-based role play simulations. In this session we will explore ways to do role play simulations online. There are several ways to learn.
You can:

Play a role – Take on one of many roles and immerse yourself in the experience. We’ll give you a thorough briefing and support through the process using an experienced role play “buddy”.
Follow a player - monitor their progress, communicate with them behind the scenes and coach them to achieve their goals.
Log in as a guest – for those who have limited time, this option lets you observe the role play unfold during the conference.

A moderator and a player will be keeping parallel Blogs so you can track what goes on behind the scenes. There will be a concurrent discussion on the conference bulletin board about web-based role play simulations together with a comprehensive set of references and resources for you to explore.
Role play is unpredictable, frustrating, confronting, exciting. We don’t know what will emerge – but that’s the fabulous illusion created by web-based role play!

The Game of Games, a Virtual Personal development experience
Angelo John Lewis
The Game of Games

Angelo will describe his innovative approach to personal and organizational development. The Game of Games is a 10-week virtual game played via conference call, over the Internet and through offline challenges. Players enter the game with a goal and are joined by others with similar – or wildly different -- goals. During each of five game phases, you work step-by-step to achieve your goal while at the same time helping others to do the same. While playing to win, you have a chance to win prizes, have fun and experience community.

WEDNESDAY, November 17
5 AM US PT	Prerecorded Presentation by Claire Sookman will be available beginning 5:00 am. You can view her presentation, contribute comments, and post questions in the presenters' conference rooms anytime. Also join Claire at 4PM for a live chat.
10 AM Live Presentation	Frances Long will present on ePeers and eMentors in a Virtual Environment.
Prerecorded One	Claire Sookman on Building an Effective Virtual Team
4 PM Happy Hour	Join us for a live chat in the Online Meeting Forum as Claire Sookman leads us through discussions on possibilities in virtual development.

ePeers and eMentors in a Virtual Environment
Frances Long
Virtual Team Leader, knowplace.ca

How do you work effectively with someone that you can't see in person, or speak to? How do you build a virtual organization, virtual team, and virtual learning community? Review procedures used in the knowplace.ca/Capilano College public/private partnership that matches epeers and ementors with their new online members and integrates them successfully into the knowplace learning community. Tips, tricks and strategies used behind-the-scenes by the virtual team and up-front with the members will be discussed. Lessons learned will be shared so that you can work more effectively online.

You can view her presentation, contribute comments, and post questions in the presenters' conference rooms anytime.

Building an Effective Virtual Team
Claire Sookman
Principal/Consultant, Virtual Team Builders

In a virtual team setting it is critical to have guidelines for how your team is going to work together. These guidelines are often called a Team Operating Agreement. A Team Operating Agreement defines the set of behavioral norms that the team agrees to abide by. This session will focus on learning the components of a Team Operating Agreement and how to create one.

THURSDAY, November 18
5 AM US PT	Two New Prerecorded Presentations by Fernanda iBarra and Soren Kaplan will be available beginning 5:00 am. You can view the presentations, contribute comments, and post questions in the presenters' conference rooms anytime. Also join us at 4PM for a live chat.
10 AM Live Presentation	Cindi Bergen and Rachael Hunt on Appreciative Inquiry in a Global Virtual Environment
Prerecorded One	Soren Kaplan on Online Communities for Organizational Change and Learning
Prerecorded Two	Fernanda IBarra to be announced
1 PM Happy Hour	Join us for a live chat in the Online Meeting Forum.

Appreciative Inquiry in a Global Virtual Environment
Cindi Bergen
WW Customer Service Competency, Hewlett-Packard
and
Rachael Hunt
Global Learning Program Manager , Hewlett-Packard

Cindi and Rachael will demonstrate how HP is currently applying AI in global critical business organizations for enhanced performance, motivation, and collaboration. They will share a series of experiential learning activities focused on the principles of virtual team interaction, and you will learn how to structure Appreciative Inquiry in a virtual environment. Finally, take away ideas for how to appreciatively facilitate not only work but sharing, learning, and mentoring.

Online Communities for Organizational Change and Learning
Soren Kaplan
Co-Founder, iCohere

More and more organizations recognize the power of online communities for supporting strategic change and innovation-focused initiatives. Learn the latest in how the artful integration of virtual and face-to-face group processes can facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing, learning and organizational change. Through real life examples from the Environmental Protection Agency, World Vision International, Case Western Reserve University, and other organizations, this presentation provides a variety of approaches and tools for designing, launching, facilitating and managing online communities of practice that lead to real organizational results.

Social Learning System Strategy
Fernanda iBarra
Internet-Mediated Communities, Freelance Consultant

The presentation involves the challenge of conceptualizing and implementing a strategy for a highly distributed Federation of 61 universities, which aim toward the formation of an Internet-mediated Community of Practice, to expand its online learning strategy, by enhancing the skills and vision of the universities human resources, built on understanding that technology is a tool that can offer solutions to longstanding learning and project completion problems. The project includes change managment strategies, learning and social theories integration, networking and communication efforts as well as technology interventions.

Still not sure if you should register? Consider the benefits:

	One-tenth the cost of traditional conferences
	Flexible event schedule - attend anytime during the week
	Downloadable presentations & practical resources
	Connect directly with experts
	Network with other attendees
	Group discounts


"The concepts and approaches I was exposed to at the online conference were highly relevant and immediately useful on the job. Great going!"
	Ronald Kantor, Learning Architecture Group, Accenture

"The online conference allowed me to participate on my own schedule, save travel time and costs, and come away with new knowledge, practical resources and new relationships. I'd definitely attend again."
	Laura Hofstetter, Director of Web Education, Barry University

Virtual Organizational Development 2004 is produced by iCohere, Inc.