When:
November 16, 2006 at 6:45 PMWhere:
BCIT Burnaby Campus. Townsquare D in building SE2What:
Linda Rising, expert on topics related to patterns, retrospectives, and the change process
"A Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas"
Abstract
We all have new ideas we want to take back to our organizations—but we struggle to make change happen. This struggle has become especially apparent of late as enthusiastic agile development proponents want to encourage their teams to apply these new approaches. Unfortunately, a person introducing change is not always welcomed with open arms. Learn how to plant the seeds of change for buy-in and participation. Discover ways to make your changes appear less threatening. Linda will present these and many other lessons learned as documented in a new pattern language and published in her book, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas, co-authored with Mary Lynn Manns.
About Linda Rising
Linda Rising has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in the field of object-based design metrics and a background which includes university teaching and industry work in telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons systems. An internationally known presenter on topics related to patterns, retrospectives, and the change process, Linda is the author of numerous articles and four books—Design Patterns in Communications, The Pattern Almanac 2000, A Patterns Handbook, and Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas, written with Mary Lynn Manns. Find more information about Linda at www.lindarising.org.Past Meetings
