Here is the link to the public booking page for the June 8-10th Complexity and Management Conference 2018. This year’s theme is: Taking Complexity Seriously: Why Does It Matter?
At the conference we are marking Ralph Stacey’s retirement from the DMan programme and the University of Hertfordshire after an academic career of more than 30 years.
I’m afraid the site is a bit clunky – for example, if you want to book both the conference and the workshop you have to choose the conference first then continue and book the workshop on the next page. All board and lodging is covered in the cost of the conference fee, but there is no accommodation included in the workshop fee.
Both workshop and conference will take place at Roffey Park Institute. However, Roffey Park only accommodates 60 people and we are expecting over 100 delegates, so those who don’t stay at Roffey will be placed in a hotel nearby. Transport to and from the hotel will be provided free of charge.
The one-day workshop on Friday 8th is an introduction to complex responsive processes as a body of thought: how did it develop, what ideas underpin it and how do we take up the ideas, for example, on the Doctor of Management programme? Participants will have lots of opportunities to link the ideas to their everyday experience at work through discussion. This one-day workshop is probably not suitable for anyone already very familiar with the perspective. The one-day workshop is introduced by Ralph Stacey and Chris Mowles.
The inaugural drinks reception and supper will begin at 7pm on Friday evening and is included in the cost of the conference.
The conference comprises:
The first key note speech on Saturday 9th June in the morning from Ralph Stacey outlining the development of complex responsive processes, followed by Q and A.
Small group work on the ideas arising from the keynote.
Lunch
In the afternoon there are parallel workshops, which will run twice, convened by members of the broader community of practitioners, academics and other interested parties who would like to discuss some aspect of complexity thinking that they have developed. A full list of the workshops will be circulated closer to the conference.
Supper will be at 8pm.
On Sunday 10th June Chris Mowles will try to give an overview of some of the key themes which have arisen during the conference. Thereafter there will be further group work and a concluding plenary.
Lunch is at 1pm on the Sunday, after which the conference closes.
Hope to see you there.
Complexity & Management Centre 
When does the Friday workshop start. I would like to book my flights as soon as possible
9.30 am. My e-mail c.mowles@herts.ac.uk if you need any more information.
hi,
The complex responsive processes theory interest me very much and it was a solid base (…paradox) for my Phd research.
maybe for those who live far away or can’t come to the conference,
Is there a possibility to record the lecutes and to put them on YouTube? that way we can rearch the important knowledge.
thank you,
Sigalit Shahar
Yes, we’re thinking seriously about how to do this and will let you know what we decide. Chris