Comments on: Run your own [un]conference http://blog.bwagy.com/run-your-own-unconference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=run-your-own-unconference Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Younghttp://blog.bwagy.com/run-your-own-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-4296 Ben Young Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:16:36 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=2440#comment-4296 @Sam Thanks for your comment, this is true, how can you refine that balance. I think your suggestion is one that in practice works quite well (as long as their is commitment) - this is applicable for organisations that are using an unconference to stimulate innovation. @Sam Thanks for your comment, this is true, how can you refine that balance. I think your suggestion is one that in practice works quite well (as long as their is commitment) – this is applicable for organisations that are using an unconference to stimulate innovation.

]]> By: Ben Younghttp://blog.bwagy.com/run-your-own-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-4295 Ben Young Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:14:47 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=2440#comment-4295 @Carl You can set a theme, like 'taking new zealand to the world' but keep it open ended. @Carl You can set a theme, like ‘taking new zealand to the world’ but keep it open ended.

]]> By: Carlhttp://blog.bwagy.com/run-your-own-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-4294 Carl Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:57:46 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=2440#comment-4294 Do you still run an agenda or at least a theme, so maybe Social media or Word press ideas, travel etc or do you just advertise for geeks, and see what turns up??? Do you still run an agenda or at least a theme, so maybe Social media or Word press ideas, travel etc or do you just advertise for geeks, and see what turns up???

]]> By: Sam Farrowhttp://blog.bwagy.com/run-your-own-unconference/comment-page-1/#comment-4293 Sam Farrow Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:57:11 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=2440#comment-4293 This is an interesting post Ben and I have been doing some thinking about the application of unconference style decentralised discussion internally within large organisations, particularly in the context of the wider opportunities for the decentralisation of internal communication through the use of organisational specific social media platforms.It’s at this point; however, we hit a sizeable barrier.Organisations are by definition centralised, private organisation are centralised by the shareholders or the board, public organisation by a minister of the crown (or regulatory body). Organisations have a centralised budget (balance sheet) and centralised strategic planning, and this centralisation is unavoidable.So how can we weigh up the needs of centralised control for organisational decision making and decentralised discussions such as unconferences, to foster innovation?One way could be to create a framework in which the results of decentralised discussions can be placed and acted on. Something along the lines of an organisational innovation framework in which the relative merits of the creative output of things like unconferences can be agreed and the plan to implement the ideas laid out and achieved.Without this decentralised discussions such as unconferences run the risk of being all talk and no do.A recent example of using this unforence/framework model from the other end of the island is the use of the <a href="http://open.org.nz/" rel="nofollow">Open New Zealand Platform</a> following the <a href="http://groups.google.co.nz/group/nzopengovtbarcamp?pli=1" rel="nofollow">Government Open Data Barcamp</a>. This is an interesting post Ben and I have been doing some thinking about the application of unconference style decentralised discussion internally within large organisations, particularly in the context of the wider opportunities for the decentralisation of internal communication through the use of organisational specific social media platforms.

It’s at this point; however, we hit a sizeable barrier.

Organisations are by definition centralised, private organisation are centralised by the shareholders or the board, public organisation by a minister of the crown (or regulatory body). Organisations have a centralised budget (balance sheet) and centralised strategic planning, and this centralisation is unavoidable.

So how can we weigh up the needs of centralised control for organisational decision making and decentralised discussions such as unconferences, to foster innovation?

One way could be to create a framework in which the results of decentralised discussions can be placed and acted on. Something along the lines of an organisational innovation framework in which the relative merits of the creative output of things like unconferences can be agreed and the plan to implement the ideas laid out and achieved.

Without this decentralised discussions such as unconferences run the risk of being all talk and no do.

A recent example of using this unforence/framework model from the other end of the island is the use of the Open New Zealand Platform following the Government Open Data Barcamp.

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