Meet the presenters!

We are excited to introduce you to the OSR annual conference workshop presenters!

Our presenters are organizational consultants, executive coaches, change agents and social innovators for large and small companies, government, for profit and non-profit.  They will provoke new questions and possibilities for you about what it takes to lead sustainably.

 Attend the conference and you’ll have an opportunity to meet:

•    A pioneer in OD who is willing to stand up in the corporate environment and say “what about love?”
•    An international figure skating coach who utilizes experiential education as his medium
•    A creator of the first government social entrepreneurship program in the US
•    A social innovator focused on improving the response to families in the child welfare legal system

Meet all of our workshop presenters!

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Register today for the OSR annual conference!

Leading Sustainably: Transformation through Vital Conversations is scheduled for Saturday, June 18

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Ensure that you are part of the conversation of what it takes to sustain your leadership today.
You will find voice, courage, engagement, and community to enhance your ability to respond and lead in dynamic times.

Keynotes by Bill Grace, author and social justice activist and Bill Koenig, Director of the OSR Graduate Program.

Through 14 lively and engaging workshops you will:
 

• Explore new methodologies for expanding your leadership capability.
• Practice new ways of leading transformation from wherever you stand.
 
• Learn how to intentionally design conversational spaces to produce extraordinary outcomes for you or your clients.
 
• Transform your awareness of - and foster new choices to lead sustainably.

Learn more about the conference, meet our presenters, and engage in pre-conference conversation through our Facebook page, LinkedIn and Twitter.  Please "like" our facebook page and post comments!

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Power and Love: How to Create New Social Realities - OSR Annual Conference

Adam Kahane and Jeff Barnum, author and illustrator of Power and Love will be featured as Plenary Leaders at the OSR Annual Conference, Saturday, June 19.

Why do some groups of people manage to solve complex problems, while others stumble or fall?

The two methods most frequently employed to solve our toughest social problems—either relying on violence and aggression, or submitting to endless negotiation and compromise—are fundamentally flawed. This is because the seemingly contradictory drives behind these approaches—power, the capacity to achieve one's purpose, and love, the will to unite with others—are actually complementary.  As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. put it, “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.” Is there another way?

For the last twenty years Adam Kahane, Jeff Barnum, and their colleagues at Reos Partners have pioneered a form of “social creativity” around the world that has enabled businesses, organizations, and governments to make progress on tough and vital challenges: food security, health care, economic development, judicial reform, peace making, child protection, climate change.  In this extraordinary event they will draw on their experience to describe their approach, their learning, and the results they’ve achieved.

Join us for an amazing day of learning featuring Adam and Jeff and over 20 workshop presenters featuring theater, music, poetry, visual art and more.

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Experience Adam Kahane and Jeff Barnum, plenary leaders at the annual conference

The Arts and Change: Creative Frames for Organizations

Organization Annual Conference

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Seattle University, Student Center

Using the writing and illustrations from the new book, Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change, Adam Kahane, author, and Jeff Barnum, illustrator, will illuminate how we can structure and shape our organizations through the arts. Adam and Jeff are members of Reos Partners, an international organization dedicated to supporting and building capacity for innovative collective action in complex social systems.

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Reserve your place today for the annual conference!

Tickets are now on sale! 

The Arts and Change: Creative Frames for Organizations

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Seattle University

Plan to attend the 5th annual OSR conference featuring the theme of the arts and organizational change. Over 20 workshop presenters will represent theater, music, poetry, visual arts and more to explore the emerging field of the arts in the design and leadership of change.

Registration price of $99 includes a fabulous days of learning and a copy of Jeff Kahane's new book, Power and Love and continental breakfast and lunch.

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Help plan the 2010 OSR annual conference

Are you searching for a way to reconnect with your OSR cohort and other Alumni? Join a wonderful team of grads to design and prepare for the annual 2010 Alumni Conference. Additionally we are looking for help with the new Alumni Communications group.

Activities for both groups will begin in January with a traditional OSR greeting and check-in. Teams will be gathered for the Alumni Conference by OSR 13 grad Steve Byers, while Ron McEnulty OSR 14 grad, will gather the new Alumni Communications group.  Please respond to either or both chairs for additional information on these activities at:

Steven Byers phone 360 259-0340 (mobile)
Ron McEnulty  phone 425-213-4322

Both groups would enjoy your participation and willingness to serve these OSR alumni programs.