Organizational Change and Innovation
“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used.”
Organizations and communities, as the sum of the people who work and live in them, are subject to change—to growth and development or to stagnation and decay. The keys to value creation and positive change in an organizational context are active-mindedness and learning. A "learning organization" that can handle growth is one that acknowledges the human mind as the source of all innovation.
The productive application of the human mind to problems of organizations and companies—the creation of innovative new products, services, and processes—is the proper foundation for a successful enterprise.
In facilitating organizational change and innovation, I focus on helping learners:
understand and appreciate the crucial role of individuals' independence, development, and freedom
recognize and apply the "trader principle," in which managers, leaders, and employees trade value for value
differentiate between strategic and tactical objectives and activities
gain practical tools to generate new ideas and encourage ownership and responsibility for carrying them out in real-world contexts
Through my organizational change seminars, participants:
examine mental models and how they influence thinking and behavior
review human theories of action
practice using left-hand columns to uncover assumptions
review levels of organizational culture
review group dynamics and team effectiveness theories
practice applying force field analysis
explore open space technology
examine processes for initiating and managing change
