Here are some of the places and purposes I’ve supported over the last 20+ years. See Projects for some quick case stories.
Organization Effectiveness and Information Infrastructure
• United Airlines, objectives setting and leadership process development
• International Agri-Trade Council, program and process development
• University of Minnesota Medical Center, strategic reorganization, with Zeman & Company
• Crossroads Center for Faith and Work, financial, database and website infrastructure development
• Worldwide Open Space, global practice portal www.openspaceworld.org
Business Meetings, Retreats and Summits
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Indonesia, strategic planning
• Liberty Mutual, President’s Award Meetings, agent-to-agent working sessions
• Ocean Leadership, Deep Earth Academy, NSF-funded, pilot programs planning summit
• Hostelling International USA, national operators summit meeting
• SDA Philanthropic Services for Institutions, (senior) leadership symposium event
• Wayne State University, School of Social Work, curriculum revision summit
• Agile Alliance, Board of Directors, board retreats
• Filene Institute, research council summit
• Scrum Alliance, “Scrum Gathering” practitioners conference event
• South African Breweries, Ltd., Senior Executive Forum, Johannesburg SA
• Young Presidents Organization, annual planning meetings
• ISR (now Towers Watson), strategic business development summit, London UK
• Experian, annual meeting of national Learning and Organization Effectiveness staff
• Schlumberger, InterChange global managers leadership conference, Guadalahara, MEX
• Abbott Diagnostics Division, Management Renewal Program
• DVI-Business Credit, management development
• BP/Amoco, Division-wide Business Planning Summit
• International Agri-Trade Council, Semi-annual Strategy Meetings
• Lansing Community College, Strategic Planning Summit Meeting
Community Summits and Programs
• Linden Hill School and Foundation, strengthening the web of relationships
• Drug-Free Action Alliance, Columbus, Ohio, grant evaluators summit
• City of Buffalo, New York, Department of Economic Development, “Inviting Buffalo” community leadership initiative
• City of Peoria, Illinois, Impact Zones, community redevelopment summit meetings
• Robertson Scholars Program, Duke and UNC, North Carolina, candidates community cafe
• City of Ramsey, Minnesota, Community Input into 10-year Comprehensive Municipal Plan
• Central Ohio Collaborative for “No Child Left INSIDE”, Summit and Community Website
• City of Aspen, Colorado, Community Summit on Transportation and (Highway) Entrance to Aspen
• Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Racial Justice Training Summit
• Recent Changes Camp, National Community Technology Summit
• Rockford and Four Rivers Community Food Security Summit
• The Jewish Week, national summit on the Future of Jewish in America in the 21st Century
• Business Alliance for Local Living Economy, establishing British Columbia network
• Prevention First, transformation of Human Services system in Illinois
• Imagine Nepal formational meeting, Capital College, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Milwaukee Makes Places (Public Art Projects), MKE Dept of City Development
• Mission Year Program, Alumni Reunion Conference and Retreat
• Peoria Public School District #150, Future of Education in Peoria, Community Summit
• Chicago Community Trust, Illinois Food Security Summit
• Non-Profit Services Corporation, St. Louis, Growing a Civil Society, Community Conference
• Crossroads Church, Kansas City, Annual Direction-setting Retreats
• Morton High School District, Berwyn and Cicero, Community Summit
• The Giving Conference, national meeting of philanthropists, activists, webloggers and facilitators
• Imagine Chicago, Future of Global Imagination, International Conference
• Fairbanks Alaska, Becoming a Peacemaker, Youth/Adult Mediators Conference
• The Johnson Foundation, Youth Action for Sustainable Racine Conference
• Village of Hoffman Estates, Annual Youth and Government Conference, three years
Professional Conferences
• Association for Integrity in Health Care Documentation, annual conference
• Feldenkrais Guild of North America, annual conference
• Open Space on Opening Space in the USA, first annual US practitioners conference
• American Montessori Society, Regional Conference in Open Space
• Agile Software Alliance and Extreme Programmers Universe, Annual Conference
• Wisconsin Medical Group Management Association, Annual Conference
• Illinois Experiential Educators, Annual Conference
• First Annual Midwest Open Space on Open Space Conference
• 7th Annual Open Space on Open Space, Worldwide Practitioner’s Conference
Conference and Classroom Presentations
• Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, 2nd Int’l Conference Keynoter
• IQPC Public Sector Innovation Conference, Singapore (twice)
• Institute for Development of Educational Activities, Annual Fellows Program
• Loyola University, Chicago, Graduate Program in Organization Development
• Midwest Facilitators’ Network, Quarterly Conference
Open Space Training and Practice Workshops
• Public Workshops run with local organizaers in Ireland, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Canada, United States
• Practice of Peace, Advanced Open Space Training Program with Harrison Owen, Chicago
• Open Space Training Program, with Harrison Owen (five annual workshops), Chicago
• Fairbanks Alaska Public Schools District
• Peoria Area Labor Management Council
Coaching and Mentoring
• Facilitators, organizers, planning teams, project funders and other leaders, working around the world.