What would you like to hear about at future Meetups?

As an organiser of a Meetup Group (the Christchurch Business Analysis & Beyond Meetup) I am always keen to hear about future talk ideas.

  • What sorts of topics would interest you?
  • What sorts of formats would interest you? (eg, a talk, a debate, a tour, etc)
  • Are there any speakers you would love to hear from?

Any ideas you can share would be greatly appreciated! And this can be across the country - as other organisers would also love to hear about speakers / topics that might work for them too :slight_smile:.

NOTE: As an example, these are some of the previous topics we have had in our Christchurch BA Meetup group:

  • Psychological Safety (with Gareth Mitchell)
  • Difficult Projects (with Liz Foxwell-Canning)
  • AI Beyond the Hype (with Vaughan Luckman & Cowan Henderson)
  • Christmas Quiz Night
  • Business Improvement in a tough economy (with Gareth Mitchell)
  • Careers (with recruiter / hiring manager panel)
  • PechaKucha format (multiple speakers)
  • AI in practice (with Paul Bagshaw, Bryan Choi, and Cheryl Lee)
  • Wearing the change manager hat as a BA (with Bec Cortesi)
  • The value of user stories is in the story (with Barry Vorster)
  • Always adding value as a BA (with Vaughan Luckman)
  • The link between gardening and business anlaysis (with Julie Radcliffe)
  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - a practical exercise (with Katie Verd)
  • Workshop prep (with Lisa Donning)

The risks of diminishing BA jobs with the use of AI

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That’s a great topic @PiyumiSen - that may even be our July event :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Looking forward…!!! :star_struck:

Back to the BA Basics session(s)

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Locked in for July!! [https://www.meetup.com/christchurch-business-analysis-meetup-group/events/308525416/] Thanks @PiyumiSen for the suggestion!!

Format will be a panel with some high-level questions to generate a bit of structure to the chat:

  • HORIZON 1: what impact are we seeing today?
  • HORIZON 2: what do you see in 3 years?
  • HORIZON 3: what do you see in 10 years?
  • OVERALL: what skills should BAs be focusing on to stay relevant? etc
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Superb…!!! Looking forward to it..!!! :star_struck: