DynamicsMinds '24
I’m really looking forward to speaking at this event with my good friends Claire Edgson and Angeliki Patsiavou!
I want it all and I want it now - Taming the dragons of Power Platform
By day Power Platform is a place where creativity is unleashed, problems are solved, and heroes are made…
But by night it can be a scary place where dragons attack unprotected data, they carry off our excitement, and burn our apps and flows to the ground!
This isn’t how it has to be though. Our Admins Protect the city with their shield of governance and give our Citizen Devs the flexibility and permissions they need to showcase their skills, solve problems, and slay their dragons and become the heroes.
To do this we need to have an honest conversation about the challenges we face, the fires we often put out and what matters to each group; creating a collaborative Power Platform team that champions real user needs in a sustainable manner. It all starts with seeing the perspectives of all communities involved, separating myths from the truths and finding how we make governance more accessible.
We don’t have to kill governance; there is another way. In this session, you will learn how to debunk misconceptions about Power Platform governance, align with your organization' s vision, culture, and goals and educate your community to foster a culture of trusted innovation and responsibility for end user needs whilst monitoring with the latest tools that drive seamless dragon coexistence.
MSFT Fireside Chat - Accelerate your AI Copilot Readiness: Understanding what Minimal Viable Governance looks like for your Health Organization
A Fireside chat with Jake Thomson (Microsoft Global Black Belt - US Health & Life Sciences) and Tyler Blitz (Avanade NA Healthcare Lead) talking about how to Accelerate your AI Copilot Readiness
South Coast Summit ‘23
I’ll be speaking at South Coast Summit on Saturday 14th October at 10:00am! This year the event is being held at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre
My session is called ‘Journey to the Centre of Enablement! - Growing adoption in Power Platform’
I hope some of you are able to make it and come and say hi! :)
UPDATE : I really enjoyed this event! I had a really fun with a really interactive audience of 40 - 50 lovely people who I was really pleased played along with my request for them to do a Mexican wave at random points during my presentation :D
Link to the video that I struggled to play due to the wifi / internet connection too - Thanks for putting up with my terrible description of it! I didn’t do it justice so have a look and think of the narrative being about our initial Citizen Developers and helping create those ‘First Followers’
Thank you to all who attended and feel free to connect / message me on LinkedIn if you have any questions, ideas, or want a sounding board for any ideas you have to start your own movement!
(1) Simon Owen | LinkedIn - SimonOwenDigital
Cambridge Power Platform User Group Autumn Event
I’ll be speaking at the Autumn event of the Cambridge Power Platform User Group on Thursday 5th October between 16:00 - 18:00 BST! This is a virtual event that you can find through LinkedIn
My session is called ‘Journey to the Centre of Enablement! - Growing adoption in Power Platform’
I hope some of you are able to make it and connect on LinkedIn! :)
UPDATE : Unfortunately I was ill for this session and not able to present this time. Sorry everyone :( Hopefully I’ll be able to present at a future session fingers crossed
Baltic Summit 2023
I’ll be speaking at the inaugural Baltic Summit on Friday 28th & Saturday 29th September! This year the event is being held at the ‘Pomeranian Science & Technology Park’ (PPNT), Gdynia, Poland
My session is called ‘Journey to the Centre of Enablement! - Growing adoption in Power Platform’
I hope some of you are able to make it and come and say hi! :)
UPDATE - Thank you so much to the organisers! This was such a lovely event! I had an AMAZING time and met a load of new and really really wonderful people!
I was really pleased to have 50 - 60 people attend my session and really enthusiastically join in with my idea on using a Mexican Wave to demonstrate how a movement moves through an organisation! It was so much fun and really made me laugh! :D
Please find a link to my slides for anyone who would like them
and if you have any questions, ideas, or want a sounding board for any ideas you have to create your own movement please feel free to message me on LinkedIn and I’ll help however I can :)
(1) Simon Owen | LinkedIn - SimonOwenDigital
Virtual Round Table
I’ll be speaking at the Virtual Round Table on Thursday 28th September at 16:00! This is a virtual event that you’ll be able to find through ‘Shortlist Recruitment’ on LinkedIn
My session is called ‘Journey to the Centre of Enablement! - Transforming the world through Power Platform’
I hope some of you are able to make it and connect on LinkedIn!
UPDATE - This was a really nice event! Such a lovely bunch of people and it was really nice to have a bit of discussion at the end of it with people also sharing their own stories and advice around enablement and adoption. Really fab event!
Please find a link to the recording!
Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn if you have any ideas, feedback, or need a sounding board for starting your movement!
(1) Simon Owen | LinkedIn - SimonOwenDigital
The Tech Role Revolution - Podcast with Simon Owen
This time, Janet Robb and I had the absolute pleasure to spend some time with the fabulous Simon Owen, Group Manager at Avanade for Global Power Platform, who, not only has an incredibly diverse career history, but balances a professional role with the care of approximately 15 chickens and a friendly cat, Lola.
Simon's extensive experience revolves around helping customers establish effective Microsoft Power Platform strategies, emphasising the significance of vision and strategy while driving adoption. His impressive track record includes building a thriving community of 4,500 Power Rangers during his time at GSK, showcasing his exceptional community-building talents.
Growing Centers of Enablement Excellence with Simon Owen
I was really pleased to recently be invited to speak to Mark Smith on the Power Platform Show about Power Platform Centre of Enablement and ideas on how to grow adoption - I hope you enjoy the podcast! :)
European Power Platform Conference
The 2nd European Power Platform Conference (EPPC) will take place in Dublin, Ireland from June 20 – 22nd 2023. The European Power Platform Conference brings together the Microsoft Power Platform Communities for 3 unrivaled days of in-person learning, connections and inspiration.
DynamicsCon Virtual 2023
Presenter(s): Liz Pham & Simon Owen
Session Description: Across this wonderful community we inspire each other, we learn from each other, we encourage and inspire each other to try things, to do more. Together, we create a movement. But how? How do we infect people with excitement to have a desire for change? How does that turn into a movement? We'll cover principals of viral change to turn a Power Platform maker movement into a pandemic and show you how to use the same viral change principles to change behaviors and grow adoption of Power Platform in ANY organization.
DynamicsCon 2022 - Looking Beyond the App
Power Apps are fantastic, but we need to remember that they are only 1 part of a massively impressive PLATFORM! In this session, we want to look beyond the app and talk about what REALLY matters in the Power Platform. We will break some of the molds and set you up with a different pattern of thought to gain actual value from the complete epicness of the Power Platform.
Presented by: Liz Pham, Simon Owen, and Chris Huntingford
SEACON - Agile Cultural Change - One Superhero at a Time
Agile Cultural Change - One Superhero at a Time
Enterprise Cultural Change is HARD! Digital Transformation is pretty tricky too! A corporate ambition, strategy and direction is key but how do we also effectively engage the rest of the organisation at all levels to make it real, understandable, and inspire and excite people to be part of, drive, and embed, the change?
MBAS 2019 - Real World Stories: Manufacturing companies embrace lean development with Microsoft PowerApps
Microsoft Business Application Summit (MBAS) 2019 - Real World Stories: Manufacturing companies embrace lean development with Microsoft PowerApps
Simon Owen's IT team at GSK, a global consumer healthcare manufacturing company, embraced the Power Platform to shed old ways of working in favor of a lean mindset. They've inspired a rapidly growing organic community of "power rangers" within GSK to build solutions faster than ever before.