A Message from Pegasus President Mark Alpert on This Year's Systems Thinking in Action Conference
Dear Innovative Thinker,
Are you ready to make positive change within your organization, community, or school?
Are you inspired to solve problems others have failed to resolve?
If the answer is “yes,” then this is your opportunity to step up and gain the tools and understanding to effect lasting change that not only improves your organization, but that ripples out into the world as a whole.
There has never been a more urgent need to apply systems thinking to the challenges we face. From the oil spill crisis in the Gulf to an economy struggling to stabilize, from declining revenues and business opportunities to low staff motivation and burnout, now is the time to shift conventional thought and inspire new cycles of learning and prosperity in our organizations and beyond.
But how, you may ask, can I do more than just send my ideas up the flagpole? How can I make lasting change take root—for good?
The answer is here!
I am excited to invite you to the 20th annual Pegasus Conference--Systems Thinking in Action: Fueling New Cycles of Success. This dynamic event provides leading-edge systems thinking tools, concepts, and applications and shows you how to quickly put this discipline into practice. You’ll gain insight from some of today’s most innovative systems thinkers. (See the list of presenters below). Our compelling and knowledgeable speakers will inspire you to transcend status quo thought patterns to produce organizational outcomes that surpass the sum of our individual contributions.
Few leaders view their organizations as a system. They fail to understand the underlying structure and interconnections that shape results. By applying a systems thinking lens to your longstanding challenges, you will identify new leverage points to set in motion new cycles of lasting, sustainable success.
As we all know, the road to change is long and fraught with challenges. When you connect with other innovators from a wide range of market sectors at the Pegasus Conference, you build a network of support and ideas for application. The type of dialogue this conference inspires may not only improve your bottom line, but could inspire a groundswell of innovation that takes your organization or community to levels you never dreamed.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to equip you and your organization with the knowledge, inspiration, and reality-based approaches that will grease the rails to powerful action! Come be a part of what promises to be one of the most compelling, forward-thinking conferences of the year.
By attending this conference, you will:
- Become fully immersed in the latest in systems thinking tools and techniques
- Identify key leverage points necessary to drive lasting improvement
- Engage with thought leaders, practitioners, and peers to co-create new realities for your organization and beyond
- Become a firebrand for positive action
- Learn how to make wiser, more effective decisions
Transforming into a change leader within your organization takes a certain amount of intellectual vigor and courage. This conference is not a passive experience. You will walk away challenged to use your imagination; to speak up and voice unpopular notions; to spark intriguing, productive conversations; to lead new ways of thinking and acting in service of your most important goals.
These conversations may be just what your organization needs to shift its compass in the direction of success.
Are you up to the task?
If so, come join provocative keynote presenters Peter Senge, Dayna Baumeister, Andy Hargreaves, Daniel H. Kim, and Frances Moore Lappé, beginning November 8th and running through November 10th in autumnal Boston. For two and a half days, we’ll put systems thinking into action to create new cycles of success!
Warmly,
Mark Alpert
President, Pegasus Communications
P.S. Consider registering your team to maximize value and achieve a shared vision.
P.P.S. Bring your imagination. It’ll help you build a stronger, more resilient organization of the future.
WHERE: Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel, Boston, MA
WHEN: November 8 to November 10, 2010 (with an optional opening program, Building the Conference Community, on the evening of November 7)
WHO: This event appeals to audiences across industry segments and all functional levels. They include individual contributors and change agents within an organization; Directors and VPs of HR, Organizational Development, Operations, Engineering; internal and external consultants; school principals and superintendents. Participants come from the business, education, not-for-profit, government, and healthcare sectors.
HOW: Register now by clicking here. Act now and take advantage of early pricing benefits!
You can immediately apply what you learn at this conference to your specific community- or organization-wide issues. Take-aways include:
- New and classic systems thinking philosophy, tools, and techniques
- Insights into how your organization performs as a living system
- Tips for preventing wasted time and money by knowing how to avoid fixes that fail
- Ways to improve results by identifying the structural weaknesses in the system
- Methods for pinpointing the real leverage points to optimize resources and results
- A framework for all stakeholders to discuss the most important questions facing your organization
Meet Your 2010 “Systems Thinking in Action” Keynote Speaker Line-Up
Dayna Baumeister is co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild and a pioneer in helping organizations design sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies.
Andy Hargreaves is author of The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Educational Change and leader of “Beyond Expectations,” a research project exploring high-performing organizations in education, health, business, and sport.
Daniel H. Kim is co-founder of Pegasus Communications, founding publisher of The Systems Thinker newsletter, and a consultant, facilitator, teacher, and public speaker committed to helping problem-solving organizations transform into learning organizations.
Frances Moore Lappé is the acclaimed author of Diet for a Small Planet, world hunger and poverty expert, democracy advocate, and co-founder of the Small Planet Institute.
Peter Senge is the author of the groundbreaking book The Fifth Discipline, co-author of The Necessary Revolution, and founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning.
