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ORGANIZATION WORKSHOP
| Purpose/ outcomes |
To create the knowledge and skills of system sight that enable us to create partnership up, down and across organizational lines. |
| Number of participants |
- 24 - 50 people
- Variations for 50 - 100+ people
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| Type of Participants |
People from the entire value chain:
- Can be internal and external stakeholders
- Cross-level, multi-function or same function
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| Typical Duration |
Preparation: 2 - 3 hours by telephone
Event: 1, 2 or 3 day variations
Total Transition: Variable
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| Brief Example |
A Fortune 50 company has used the Organization Workshop on more than 25 separate occasions for: various business leadership teams, multi-level cross-functional teams, top to bottom plants, and various functional groups (information systems, advertising, research and development, and several new product start-up ventures). |
| When to Use |
In any setting in which the client wants to redirect member energy from unproductive "side shows" onto the business of the system. |
| When Not to Use |
- It is being imposed on people
- Tops are doing it to Bottoms to "straighten them out"
- People have not been adequately informed about the Workshop's purposes and methods
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| Impact on cultural assumptions |
- Causes organization members to rethink their behaviors when they are in top, middle, bottom and customer interactions
- Creates a shared language and concrete strategies for partnership behavior in those relationships
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| Creator(s) |
Barry Oshry, Ph.D. |
| Creation Date |
1978 |
| Historical Context Theory |
Roots in experiential education with National Training Laboratories (now NTL Institute); experimental work at Boston University; but most directly out of 30 years work with the Power Lab. |
more information about Organization Workshop can be found at:
http://www.powerandsystems.com/org_workshop.htm
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