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Jen Kelchner

Strategic Dialogue Partner & Founder
LDR21
Country or state 
United States (Pennsylvania)
Available to 
Global
City 
Harrisburg
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/New_York

Personal Details

Bio

Jen Kelchner is an experienced speaker, coach, and thought leader in the fields of organizational culture, leadership development, and the future of work. With over 25 years of operations and organizational experience, Jen has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to offer audiences. She is a creative, collaborative, credible, and excellent speaker, known for her ability to bridge complex concepts and provide actionable insights.

Jen has been featured in Forbes over 55 times, is a contributor to Opensource.com and other publications, and is the author of several books on open culture and organizational models. She has spoken at multiple events for Red Hat, government symposiums, and global workplace forums, and is frequently invited to share their thought leadership on executive panels for virtual events.

Audiences appreciate Jen's ability to set a new vision and bridge the language needed to understand complex issues and provide "straight talk and practical solutions with immediate impact" in ways that are "engaging, thought-provoking, inspiring, and empowering."

Jen is often described as "creative, collaborative, credible and an excellent speaker with a wealth of knowledge and experience", "working on the cutting edge of organizational culture and leadership development research" and "one of the most articulate people" with the ability to "think on her feet, which makes her a great speaker for panels or a facilitator for workshops". She is an expert in open culture, leadership, digital transformation and the power of community, authentic and educated making her a great choice for your next event.

Current position (1)

Strategic Dialogue Partner & Founder

LDR21

Presentations

Presentations (4)
What blocks open culture & collaboration?

There are numerous global challenges that compel consideration of how to improve on existing legacy models and create more humanised and trusted approaches. Openness, open cultures and emerging technologies can open up new ways of working and collaborating based on transparency, trust and community.

In this session, using data collected from CIOs, heads of sectors, and other strategic roles, you’ll hear perspectives on what blocks open culture and use of open source, and what can be done to increase uptake. Specifically, we’ll look at:

- The inhibitors to open culture in organizations
- The sustainability of open source
- What the future of open culture could look like
- Recommendations for releasing the value hidden in your organization

Future Ready Government

We invite you to learn about the characteristics of open (transparency, collaboration, inclusivity, community and adaptability) that will empower you to leverage open source technologies and provide the cultural foundation for uplifting the capabilities within your organisation and people.

You'll see the characteristics through various lenses, case studies, and applied practical tools.

Workplace of the Future

These sessions explore topics such as NextGen EU, OSPOs, cross-collaboration challenges, inclusivity, and identifying intelligences to increase innovation and engagement amongst team members.

Mesh: Preparing for decentralization & Web3

Human-centric organizational design and its components for the new paradigm; focus on mindsets and behaviors, operationalizing those behaviors, and structures for organizational effectiveness

Past talks (7)
What blocks open culture?
Red Hat Summit
USA
May 11, 2022
The Open Organization Workbook (Panel)
Red Hat Summit
San Francisco
May 7, 2018
A Government Leader's Guide to Culture Change
Red Hat Government Symposium
Washington, DC
November 12, 2019
The Open Organization (Panel)
All Things Open
Raliegh, NC
October 16, 2017
Panel - Open Gov Culture
Open First DC
Washington, DC
September 17, 2018
Building an engaged, inclusive & collaborative workplace
IAW
Virtual Workshop
November 14, 2017
Seamless Government / Digital Transformation & IT Culture Change
53rd ICA Conference
Bucharest, Romania
September 24, 2019
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Red Hat Summit 2022
Red Hat Summit 2022
Episode 004 - Jen Kelchner Interview
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Books & Articles (8)

Mesh: a human-centric organisational design for a decentralised world
Interchange Publications,
2021
The Open Organization Leaders Manual
Red Hat, Inc.,
2018
The Open Organization Workbook
Red Hat, Inc.,
2018
A Government Leaders Guide to Culture Change
Red Hat, Inc.,
2019
Being Human in the Age of AI
(PODCAST) Empowering Change with Open Principles
Hiring for Culture Fit
Opensource.com Articles List

Expertise (26)

Leadership
Technology
Business
Leading in an open culture open organization 21st Century Leadership Agile Leadership Collaboration Inclusion and Innovation Being A Change Maker Culture Transformation Digital Transformation Connect with People Bring people together Innovation Transparency Community Adaptability Communication Addressing Barriers Breaking Barriers changing mindsets open government Trust Web3 organizational behavior

Clients

53rd ICA Conference, Romania
Red Hat Summit
Europen Commission
Red Hat Government Symposium
EdNC |State of NC Education
Lausanne Global Workplace Forum, Manila
All Things Open
Open First DC
International Association of Women

Awards & certifications (1)

People's Choice Award
opensource.com
2018

Reviews

Testimonials (4)
  • Jen studies her audience and addresses their needs in a no-BS sort of way. Straight talk, practical solutions, immediate impact. That’s what you’ll get with Jen Kelchner.
    Adele Booysen
    Verified
  • Having worked with Jen and watched her deliver seminars and learning labs, I have now booked her for two events with my students. She is creative, collaborative, credible and an excellent speaker with a wealth of knowledge and experience. My students will be learning from the best!
    Laurie Busuttil
    Verified
  • If you're seeking someone who's working on the cutting edge of organizational culture and leadership development research, then you'll want Jen Kelchner to speak to your team. Jen helps audiences understand clearly how principles derived from open source projects and movements translate directly into actionable processes and practices your organization can tap to become more innovative.
    Bryan Behrenshausen
    Verified
  • Jen is one of the most articulate people I've ever met. She is both eloquent and extremely interesting. She can also think on her feet, which makes her a great speaker for panels or a facilitator for workshops. She is an expert in open culture, leadership, digital transformation and the power of community. She is authentic and educated, a great choice.
    Laura Hilliger
    Verified
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