Fall 2006

Ohio Cluster Special Action/Research Event Storytelling and Business Narrative: Mastery and Leadership of Business Narrative & Organizational Storytelling   Friday, October 27, 2006 8:00am - 5:00pm Secure Registration Secure Online Registration in Advance is Required Registration includes meals, books, parking, refreshments, materials, materials, group workspace and discounts.

Ohio Cluster Special Action/Research Event Venue Location Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland     1455 E 6th St Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 579-2000 Directions and Parking

Organizational Storytelling and Business Narrative
Mastery and Leadership of Business Narrative & Organizational Storytelling Networks

Secure Registration
Secure Online Registration in Advance is Required
Registration includes meals, books, parking, refreshments, materials, materials, group workspace and discounts.

Friday, October 27, 2006
8:00am - 5:00pm

Time	Interaction	Speaker
08:00 - 09:00	Continental Breakfast & Registration	Staff
09:00 - 10:30	Organizational Storytelling and Business Narrative Part I Organizational Storytelling and Narrative Methods and Techniques for Creating and Leading High Performance Teams and Communities   The Leader's Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative	Steve Denning http://www.stevedenning.com/
10:30 - 11:00	Participant Introductions Morning Break	All
11:00 - 12:30	Organizational Storytelling and Business Narrative Part II Organizational Storytelling and Narrative Methods and Techniques for Creating and Leading High Performance Teams and Communities	Steve Denning
12:30 - 1:30	Hosted Luncheon	All
1:30 - 2:30	Special Keynote     Appreciative Inquiry: The Stories and Narratives of Organizational Renewal	David L. Cooperrider Professor and Chair  Organizational Behavior
2:30 - 3:00	Afternoon Break	All
3:00 - 4:00	Methods and Techniques Network Storytelling: The Social Network Pathways	Valdis Krebs Chief Scientist
4:00 - 5:00	Panel Conversation Next Steps in Network Business Narrative: Leading High Performance Organizations	Steve Denning Valdis Krebs David L. Cooperrider
5:00	Fall 2006 Adjournment

Organizational Storytelling and Business Narratives is the Fall 2006 theme for your Ohio Cluster.

Storytelling and narratives are essential techniques for leading organizational complexity, emergence, engaged employees, strategic execution and overall excellence.

Business and institutional knowledge ecologies are rapidly moving away from rigid, ineffective command and control to more sensible and effective network models.

Today, leadership consists of cultivation and coordination through stories and narratives carried on social network pathways. Steve Denning will lead authentic conversations on these potent techniques.

In addition, David L. Cooperrider, the father of Appreciative Inquiry, will lead a special keynote talk and join a conversational panel with Steve and Valdis Krebs, chief scientist at OrgNet.

The venue is the stunning Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank -- a true architectural masterpiece. For security, it is required to register early and bring a photo ID.