NYC Liberating Structures Immersion Workshop

As an Agile/DevOps coach and trainer with over 20 years of diverse experience in IT, I bring unique perspective and stories ”from the trenches”. I’ve had an opportunity to work with co-located and distributed teams in US, Canada, Ireland, Japan, UK, India and Russia, and can share with you their distinct challenges, successes and effective practices.In the last 4 years, I trained over 2000 people, coached 30 + teams and delivered workshops and lectures at 50 conferences in 15 countries. I am actively involved in Agile community in various roles as a volunteer, reviewer, track chair, program chair and conference chair. I am the founder of Big Apple Scrum Day conference and NYC Liberating Structures meetup in NYC.I am an educational games designer and author – check out my “Introduction to DevOps with Lego, Chocolate and Scrum” book published by Apress, “Self-selection game” on Leanpub and “Fear in the Workplace” game on The Gamecrafter.My list of certifications includes:Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) by Co-Active Training InstituteAssociate Certified Coach (ACC) by International Coaching FederationICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC),Scrum Alliance:Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC), Certified Scrum Professional® (CSP), Certified Scrum Master® (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO)Certified Trainer, Training from the Back of the Room (TBR-CT),Certified LeSS Practitioner, Certified Practitioner Scrum@Scale,Kanban Management Professional, Lean Kanban University

Dana Pylayeva via Agile Play Consulting LLC

Learn 15 + Liberating Structures in rapid cycles with debriefing, immediate connections &amp; insights. Upgrade your facilitation skills now!

Marble Collegiate Church

<h1>Our first public immersion workshop is SOLD OUT.</h1><h1>Missed it? </h1><h1><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/liberating-structures-1-day-immersion-workshop-tickets-94900691523">Register now for the second immersion on May 14 </a></h1><h3>We are thrilled to invite you to the most unique and inspiring place - the Labyrinth Room - one of the largest indoor marble Labyrinth in the World.</h3><p>Making waves around the world, <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Liberating Structures (LS)</a> productively and playfully disrupt conventional patterns in how we work together. Come engage, reengage and dive deeper into this repertoire of 33+ simple methods that change the way results are generated without expensive investments, complicated training, or shifts in formal structure. You will learn how to use these structures individually, weave them together into powerful LS Strings and apply them with your groups to make progress on the most chronic, entangled challenges.</p><h3>Agenda:</h3><h3></h3><h3>8:30 - Arrival and Breakfast (provided)</h3><h3>8:45 - 10:05 -LSs to Dial Up engagement and diversity of thoughts in your next meetings</h3><h3>10:05 - 10:20 - Morning Break</h3><h3>10:20 - 11:45 - LSs for Individuals (career path, personal growth)</h3><h3>11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch on your own</h3><h3>1:00 - 2:45 - Afternoon Design Jam - build your own LS string!</h3><h3>2:45 - 3:00- Afternoon Break</h3><h3>3:00 - 4:45 - Now what? Bringing LS to your organizations.</h3><p></p><p><strong>See what has been made possible in:</strong></p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/54395859" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Restorative Justice</a> • <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs1/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Business</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Rmj1Oez0mdg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sustainable Development (UN)</a> • <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs9/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Software</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fJNSPamRF6E" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Leadership Campaign</a> • <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs3/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Government</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIqOCu2u6c" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Higher Education</a></p><p><a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs13/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Board Room</a> • <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs6/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Military</a> • <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs8/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nurse Training</a></p><p><a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/individual-transformations/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Individual Transformations</a> • <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs2/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Healthcare</a> • <a href="http://www.liberatingstructures.com/fs5/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Child Welfare</a></p><h3>How would you know, if this is a workshop for you?</h3><p>Read the statements below and use your fingers to count the statements that apply to your organization:</p><p>	Boring or frustrating meetings</p><p>	Brain-numbing PowerPoint presentations</p><p>	Disengaged meeting participants</p><p>	Deciders separated from doers</p><p>	Difficult conversations routinely avoided</p><p>	Fear and/or politics getting in the way</p><p>	Group process that is chaotic and favours extraverted participants</p><p>	Great ideas that never leave the drawing board</p><p>	People excluded because they would “complicate” decisions</p><p>	More and more bureaucracy and requests for data</p><p>	Accountability without adequate autonomy and support</p><p>	The group is paralyzed by learnt helplessness.</p><p>If you ran out of fingers, recognizing majority of these symptoms of the toxic culture, you can learn to make a difference with Liberating Structures! </p>

<h2>It’s time for you to start eating this elephant – one bite at a time!</h2><p>The Liberating Structures you’ll learn in this workshop will help you gain confidence in changing your meetings dynamic. </p><p>This Immersion Workshop is designed to introduce you to a large number of Liberating Structures very rapidly – it’s a fast cycle “see one, do one, teach one, do another one” method of learning. The idea is to create awareness of the range of possibilities that Liberating Structures open up.  Learning this fit-for-purpose collection of facilitation practices will help you amplify voices, engage even most introverted participants,  open new possibilities for collaboration, innovation and inclusion in your group.</p><h2>Workshop Objectives</h2><ol><li>Gain hands-on experience of 15 + most versatile  Liberating Structures </li><li>Understand the underlying structural elements of Liberating Structures</li><li>Learn how to design meetings and engagements by combining Liberating Structures into strings</li><li>Explore how to apply Liberating Structures in your own life and work</li></ol>

<h2>More LS Learning opportunities:</h2><p>Can’t wait till February?  Join NYC Liberating Structures Meetup to be invited to our future free meetups. </p><p>https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Liberating-Structures/</p>

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynmcleod/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Robyn McLeod, </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danapylayeva/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dana Pylayeva</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robie-wood-pmp-csm-spc-1561485/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Robie Wood</a>  have been applying Liberating Structures in their work ever since learning about them earlier this year in the LS Immersion Workshop in Seattle. </p><p>After many years of successfully leading large operations teams and small specialty teams to greater results, <strong>Robyn</strong>  began working with organizations and sharing her expertise in leadership and team development, as a consultant, coach, speaker and author. Through her work as an organizational development consultant, Robyn partners with senior executives as they focus on building and supporting high-performing managers, leaders, teams and organizations.</p><p>A foundation of her work is the belief that strong leaders and managers create an environment that engages, challenges and develops employees who in turn provide world-class service and experiences to customers. Robyn works with clients to address their needs in the areas of organizational effectiveness; leadership development; change management; strategic communications and thinking; and people management and team building. </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://chatsworthconsulting.com/meet-the-team/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://chatsworthconsulting.com/meet-the-team/</a></p><p>____________________________________________________________</p><p>Agile/DevOps Coach and Trainer, the organizer of <a href="https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Liberating-Structures" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NYC Liberating Structures meetup</a> and the founder of <a href="https://www.agileplayconsulting.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Agile Play Consulting, LLC</a>, <strong>Dana</strong> bring 20 years of diverse experience in software development and IT operations. She is passionate about maximizing learning and engagement in her trainings, workshops as well as creating psychologically safe, fearless teams and organizations.  She works with clients internationally ( US, Canada, UK, India, Japan, Russia) and speaks frequently at industry events around the world(45 conferences, 15 countries). </p><p>Dana is a Training from the Back of the Room Certified Trainer, educational games designer &amp; author of several publications ("I<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-DevOps-Chocolate-LEGO-Scrum/dp/1484225643" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ntroduction to DevOps with Lego, Chocolate and Scrum</a>", "<a href="https://leanpub.com/selfselectiongame" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Self-selection game</a>", "<a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/fear-in-the-workplace" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fear in the Workplace</a>", "<a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/safety-in-the-workplace" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Safety in the Workplace</a>").  </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.agileplayconsulting.com/about" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.agileplayconsulting.com/about</a></p><p>____________________________________________________________</p><p><strong>Robie</strong> is an Agile Portfolio Leader and Coach focused on building great teams and transforming organizations. He has co-led the introduction of Liberating Structures as a replacement for traditional meetings in a large organization and conducts workshops using Liberating Structures and Theatrical Improvisation for Agile skill-building in individuals and teams.</p><p>Robie is an experienced business leader, program manager, and agile management practitioner.  He has led numerous software technology and building construction projects while serving in various roles: project and program manager, scrum master, agile coach and trainer, and an agile portfolio lead.  Robie has led agile transformations in large organizations and has led agile/lean portfolio management for portfolios supported by up to 62 agile software development teams.  Robie’s purpose is to inspire and promote humanity within the workplace.  Through his ImprovAgility brand ( www.Improv-Agility.com ), Robie is conducting workshops for agile skill-building and business problem solving by using Liberating Structures and Improvisation.</p><h2>Logistics</h2><p>The workshop will run from <strong>8:30 a.m. – 4:45p.m</strong>. on Friday, February 28 with breakfast available at 8:00 a.m.</p><p>Lunch will be on your own. We encourage you to get out and enjoy multitude of lunch options available around the training venue.</p><p>Attire is casual – get comfortable and dress in layers. We will be moving around a lot.</p><h2>Terms &amp; Conditions</h2><p>Ticket price does not include Eventbrite fees or taxes.</p><p>This workshop is  limited to 30 people, register now to secure your spot. </p><p>The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event due to extenuating circumstances. In the event of a need to cancel or reschedule the event, ticket prices will be reimbursed in full.</p><h2>Code of Conduct</h2><p>Your design team  is  dedicated to providing a harassment-free workshop experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, economic status, race, age or religion. </p><p>We do not tolerate harassment of workshop participants  in any form. We remind you to be kind to each other and behave professionally. Workshop participants violating these rules may be ask to leave the workshop without a refund at the discretion of the workshop organizers. </p>

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