Author Archives: Kaliya

Unconference Ignite Talk

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kaliya

I gave this talk at the Bay Area Ignite in January 2010. It gives a great over view of what an unconference in the style I do is. All the other presenters at this Ignite evening were women and I … Continue reading →

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Slides: BayCHI Human Interaction Design and Unconferences

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kaliya

I gave this talk several years ago at BayCHI. Human Interaction Design and Unconferneces It gives an overview of what an unconference with photos of many of the key aspects. Human Interaction Unconference View more presentations from Kaliya Hamlin.

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Welcome to the Unconference Blog!

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kaliya

Going to an Unconference? read this: unConferencing: How to prepare to attend an unConference. Organizing An Unconference? look at these posts: Open Space, what happens, why does it work. How to DIY Unconference Introduction to Open Space for ITU-T – … Continue reading →

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Open Space Learning Workshop

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Kaliya

Lisa Heft is Facilitating an Open Space Learning Workshop December 15-17, 2010 (also this week April 21-23 but that is very soon) San Francisco, California USA I took this workshop from Lisa few years after I started facilitating Open Space … Continue reading →

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When a Camp is not a Camp: Gov2.0 LA

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Kaliya

Since Gov2.0 Camp LA was announced people have been asking me if I will be attending because I attended Gov 2.0 Summit, Citizen-Centric Digital Identity using open standards is happening in Government, I am co-organizer the Open Government Directive Workshops … Continue reading →

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Open Space on Open Space (and other methods)

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Kaliya

This weekend I am at an Open Space on Open Space. I was part of the convening/hosting team along with Heidi Nobantu Saul, Lisa Heft and Jeff Atkin. The goal of the event is talk about Open Space with other … Continue reading →

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Creating Containers for Community

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Kaliya

I am going through my Identity Woman posts and have found some old posts that get at the heart of facilitation and creating good space. Some came before I ever began this blog. This one reflects on a disastrous event … Continue reading →

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Open Space Learning Opportunity

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Kaliya

My friend Lisa Heft is putting on an Open Space Learning Workshop in December 9-11, 2009 in San Francisco, California USA This is how she describes the workshop: Open Space is a dialogic method where one facilitator can convene from … Continue reading →

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Candidates Forum 2.0 for District 10 Special Election

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Kaliya

This all has come together in the last week because of a conversation that happened at Transparency Camp (more about that below). I and 3 of my facilitator friends are helping with this unconventional candidates forum in District 10. 2009 … Continue reading →

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Making Transparancy Camp Better

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Kaliya

After attending the Community Leadership Summit (CLS), Danese Cooper suggested that I begin writing reviews of conferences that I attend. I have facilitated almost 100 unconferences and since I attended my first conference Siggraph ‘97, I have attended about 300 … Continue reading →

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