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The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
Quality & Equaltiy LtdOrganisation Development, Consultancy and Training Services
Suite 10, Innovation House, John Smith Drive Oxford, OX4 2JY United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865-744618
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website http://www.quality-equality.com
Dr L Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
Greetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from Oxford
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
Two mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesQuality & Equality Ltd
First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Quality & Equality Ltd
Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
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Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
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Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
11
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
12Quality & Equality Ltd
13
WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
Quality & Equality Ltd
Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
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1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
17
Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
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What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
18© Quality & Equality Ltd
Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
19© Quality & Equality Ltd
Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
20© Quality & Equality Ltd
Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
21© Quality & Equality Ltd
Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
22© Quality & Equality Ltd
23
Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
30
My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
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1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
39
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
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The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
50© Quality & Equality Ltd
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIES
Thomas HuxleyQuality & Equality Ltd
Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
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A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIESMany!!!
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Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
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© ChangeFusion
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What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
Quality & Equaltiy LtdOrganisation Development, Consultancy and Training Services
Suite 10, Innovation House, John Smith Drive Oxford, OX4 2JY United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865-744618
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website http://www.quality-equality.com
Dr L Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
Greetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from Oxford
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
Two mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesQuality & Equality Ltd
First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Quality & Equality Ltd
Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
Quality & Equality Ltd
Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
Quality & Equality Ltd
Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
11
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
Quality & Equality Ltd
Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
12Quality & Equality Ltd
13
WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
Quality & Equality Ltd
Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
Quality & Equality Ltd
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
17
Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
Quality & Equality Ltd
What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
18© Quality & Equality Ltd
Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
19© Quality & Equality Ltd
Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
20© Quality & Equality Ltd
Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
21© Quality & Equality Ltd
Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
22© Quality & Equality Ltd
23
Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
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My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
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1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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tion o
f organis
ati
on
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Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
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The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
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TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIES
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Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
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A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIESMany!!!
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Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
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© ChangeFusion
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What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
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OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
Two mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesQuality & Equality Ltd
First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
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Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
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Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
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Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
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tion o
f organis
ati
on
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Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
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WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
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Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
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1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
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Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
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What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
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Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
19© Quality & Equality Ltd
Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
20© Quality & Equality Ltd
Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
21© Quality & Equality Ltd
Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
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Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
30
My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
Quality & Equality Ltd
Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
Quality & Equality Ltd
1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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tion o
f organis
ati
on
39
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
Quality & Equality Ltd
C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
Quality & Equality Ltd
The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
50© Quality & Equality Ltd
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIES
Thomas HuxleyQuality & Equality Ltd
Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
Quality & Equality Ltd
A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIESMany!!!
Quality & Equality Ltd
Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
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© ChangeFusion
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What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
Quality & Equaltiy LtdOrganisation Development, Consultancy and Training Services
Suite 10, Innovation House, John Smith Drive Oxford, OX4 2JY United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865-744618
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website http://www.quality-equality.com
Dr L Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
Greetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from Oxford
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
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First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Quality & Equality Ltd
Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
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Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
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Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
11
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
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13
WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
Quality & Equality Ltd
Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
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1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
17
Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
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What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
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Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
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Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
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Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
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Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
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Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
30
My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
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1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
39
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
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The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
50© Quality & Equality Ltd
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIES
Thomas HuxleyQuality & Equality Ltd
Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
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A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIESMany!!!
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Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
Quality & Equality Ltd
© ChangeFusion
Quality & Equality Ltd
What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
Quality & Equaltiy LtdOrganisation Development, Consultancy and Training Services
Suite 10, Innovation House, John Smith Drive Oxford, OX4 2JY United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865-744618
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website http://www.quality-equality.com
Dr L Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
Greetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from Oxford
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
Two mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesQuality & Equality Ltd
First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Quality & Equality Ltd
Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
Quality & Equality Ltd
Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
Quality & Equality Ltd
Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
11
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
Quality & Equality Ltd
Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
12Quality & Equality Ltd
13
WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
Quality & Equality Ltd
Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
Quality & Equality Ltd
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
17
Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
Quality & Equality Ltd
What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
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Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
19© Quality & Equality Ltd
Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
20© Quality & Equality Ltd
Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
21© Quality & Equality Ltd
Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
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Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
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My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
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1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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tion o
f organis
ati
on
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Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
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The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
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NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIES
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Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
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A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIESMany!!!
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Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
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© ChangeFusion
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What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
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OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
Two mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesQuality & Equality Ltd
First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
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Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
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Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
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Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
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Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
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WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
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Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
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1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
17
Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
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What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
18© Quality & Equality Ltd
Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
19© Quality & Equality Ltd
Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
20© Quality & Equality Ltd
Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
21© Quality & Equality Ltd
Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
22© Quality & Equality Ltd
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Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
30
My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
Quality & Equality Ltd
Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
Quality & Equality Ltd
1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
39
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
Quality & Equality Ltd
The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
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Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
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A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
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Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
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© ChangeFusion
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What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
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Suite 10, Innovation House, John Smith Drive Oxford, OX4 2JY United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865-744618
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Website http://www.quality-equality.com
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Greetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from Oxford
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
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First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Quality & Equality Ltd
Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
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Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
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Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
11
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
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WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
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Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
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1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
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Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
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What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
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Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
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Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
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Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
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Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
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Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
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Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
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My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
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1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
39
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
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The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
50© Quality & Equality Ltd
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIES
Thomas HuxleyQuality & Equality Ltd
Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
Quality & Equality Ltd
A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIESMany!!!
Quality & Equality Ltd
Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
Quality & Equality Ltd
© ChangeFusion
Quality & Equality Ltd
What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
Quality & Equaltiy LtdOrganisation Development, Consultancy and Training Services
Suite 10, Innovation House, John Smith Drive Oxford, OX4 2JY United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865-744618
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website http://www.quality-equality.com
Dr L Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge
Greetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from Oxford
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
Two mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesQuality & Equality Ltd
First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Quality & Equality Ltd
Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
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Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
Quality & Equality Ltd
Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
11
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
Quality & Equality Ltd
Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
12Quality & Equality Ltd
13
WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
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Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
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1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
17
Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
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What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
18© Quality & Equality Ltd
Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
19© Quality & Equality Ltd
Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
20© Quality & Equality Ltd
Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
21© Quality & Equality Ltd
Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
22© Quality & Equality Ltd
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Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
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Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
30
My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
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1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
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Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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tion o
f organis
ati
on
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Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
3.3.3.3. How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our How to leverage our
professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow professional institution to grow
the fieldthe fieldthe fieldthe field
OD Education – build a pathway
OD Research – what are the big research questions that will advance our understanding? Eg Use of self
OD Talent Pipeline
Fourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth QuestionFourth Question
Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF USE OF SELF help us to push the
frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in
the world?
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The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” The concept of “Self as Instrument” ––––from the founders’ mouth
“Perhaps the most powerful instrument we have in helping our clients navigate change is ourselves” (Curran, Seashore and
Welp)
© Quality & Equality Ltd 48
“The principle instrument that we have to use in this field is ourselves. We do have the tool kit, but the effective use of that tool kit depends upon us…. Very much depends on us and who we are” (Tannenbaum, 1979:5-6)
‘The primary instrument in OD work is the consultant practitioners’ (Burke, 1982: 358)
‘The bias of this book is that the OD consultant should be a finely tuned instrument’ (Burke, 1982:350-351).
‘The use of self as a concept is central to the current practice of OD’ (L. Proter).
49
Self has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key conceptSelf has been a key concept
among many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theoristsamong many theorists
• Self
• Use of the self
• Use of self
• Self reflection
• Self awareness
• Self differentiation
• Self management
• Self as instrument
• Self as intervention
• Jung
• Alexander
• Goffman
• Rogers
• Argyris
• Schön
• Bowen
• Weir
• Nevis
• Weisbord
Philip Mix
What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?What is “use of self” / “presence”?
� How one acts upon one’s observations, values,
feelings, etc. in order to affect a person or system.
� Having an impact by putting oneself on the line
� The intentional use of our higher order of self in
order to shift the system we work in.
� To give a collective leadership vision and presence
that is otherwise missing in the system we work in,
we are part of the community.
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NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIES
Thomas HuxleyQuality & Equality Ltd
Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….Thomas Huxley once said …….
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A heretic is someone who sees a truth that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the institution – yet remains loyal to both the institution and the new truth
NEW NEW NEW NEW
TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS TRUTHS
BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS BEGIN AS
HERESIESHERESIESHERESIESHERESIESMany!!!
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Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves Do we have among ourselves
abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….abundance of heretics …….
Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to Do better in leverage diversity to
achieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainabilityachieve sustainability
• Judith Katz and Fred Miller - Joining vs Judging
• Barry Johnson - Working with the tension of Polarity
• David Osborne – working with the dynamics of change dials.
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© ChangeFusion
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What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current What can we do more in current
sociosociosociosocio----politicalpoliticalpoliticalpolitical----economic context?economic context?economic context?economic context?Power law
Per BakConducted studies with sand
piles and pendulums.
Determined that large systems
have a tendency to evolve into
a poised “critical state” where
minor disturbances lead to
events of all sizes.
Albert-Laszlo BarabasiDiscovered the scale-free
network concept predicting
that growth and preferential
attachment are jointly
responsible for the emergence
of the scale-free property in
real networks.
Change Fusion @
Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………Just imagine …………
If we all work together to leverage
our diversity to achieve the
sustainability of the future of OD –
what impact OD will have in……….
Thank youThank youThank youThank you
and continue to and continue to and continue to and continue to
have a great have a great have a great have a great
conferenceconferenceconferenceconference
The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the The changing context, the
evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing evolving field, and the developing
practice practice practice practice –––– our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting our role in getting
ourselves futureourselves futureourselves futureourselves future----ready?ready?ready?ready?
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Tel: +44 (0) 1865-744618
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Greetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from OxfordGreetings from Oxford
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
First Question:First Question:First Question:First Question:What is happening in the world? What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Second Question:Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation? • Diversity of our theoretical orientation• Diversity of our intervention methodologies• Diversity of our institutional development.
Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: Third Question: What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability?
Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Fourth Question: Would a deeper and different USE OF SELF help to push the frontier of the field and increase the impact OD has in the world?
Two mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesTwo mini activitiesQuality & Equality Ltd
First QuestionFirst QuestionFirst QuestionFirst Question
What is happening in the world?
What impact these macro trends have on organisations?
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Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:Two types of CONTEXT:
1. The socio-political-economic
context
2. The complexity emerges from the combustible interaction between key MACRO factors
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Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the Macro factors that shape the
context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work? context in which we work?
• The decrease in global financial resources
• The growth of Information technology
• Demanding and highly aware customers/consumers
• Impact of endemic population movement
• Changing population profiles……and more. Quality & Equality Ltd
The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game” The “Infinite game”
• Many factors influence events and yet important factors are unknown
• Causes are effects and effects are causes
• Change is nonlinear, no single/identifiable root cause for what happens
• The goal for many organisations is not to win but stay in the game.
• There are rules but they are constantly changing
• It is very hard to predict specific outcomes of a chosen intervention.
(James Carse, 1968)
Incremental/
Continuous
Discontinuous/
Radical
Tuning Redirecting
Reactive Adapting Overhauling
Response to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite ChangeResponse to Infinite Change
Adapted from: Champions of Change, Nadler, D.A. 8
Anticipatory
Nadler-Tushman Congruency Model Weisbord’s 6-Box Model
Burke-Litwin Model Four Frames Model for Change
Implementation
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Quality impact of the organisation at the cultural
level of nature and world
Quality of interaction throughout organisation and impact of
organisation on quality of life in society
Quality impact of organisation on
society and communities
Enabling evolution of organisation. Getting all
parts working together to increase creative
solutions.
Customer service
Product delivery
Maximising
results
Identify problems and create solutions
Focus on measurements
Day to day survival
Bottom line driven
Moving
toward
inter-
dependent
fully
integrated
individual
Empathetic
communi-
cations
throughout
Up, down
and
sideways
information
shared freely
with
everyone
Creative, self-
actualising,
self-starting
worker
Takes
ownership
and respon-
sibility
From the
top with
feedback
from
below
Follows
directions
Defined roles
Fulfil job
description
Top down
structured
reporting
Receive
orders. Do
your job.
Complete
task.
Security Focused
on prob-
lems
Centralised
directive
Rigid,
dominated
by power,
status
Manage-
ment
through
coordi-
nation and
objectives
Efficient
bureau-
cracy
Highly
struc-
tured
Visionary,
empathetic
leadership
Managers facilitate
and encourage
innovation
Lattice
organisation
Cross
functional
teams and
projects
Great
structural
flexibility
Servant
leadership
Layered
mentoring
Enabling
others to
lead
collabora-
tively
Inter-
dependent
network of
individuals
and teams
Learning from every encounter
Constant reflection to learn from experience
and mistakes
Vision, accountability
Risking collaboration
Seeing parts re whole
Generativity
Courtesy
Efficiency
Contribution
Recognition
Interpersonal skills
Drive for insight
Creative sharing, Self-reflection
Managing group conflict
Balancing work and leisure
Partnership style
Quality control
Planning
Performance
management
Mission Context Preoccupation
Co
mm
un
ica
tio
nT
he
Wo
rke
r Stru
cture
Lea
de
rship
Values Skills
Phase 1
The Hierarchical
Organisation
Phase 2
The Institutional
Organisation
Phase 3
The Collaborative
Organisation
Phase 4
The Learning
Organisation
Map of Organisations
Source: R. Brian Stanfield
The Art of Focused Conversation (2000)10
Evolu
tion o
f organis
ati
on
11
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
HolacracyHolacracyHolacracyHolacracy SystemSystemSystemSystem
1. Roles vs job description
2. Circle structure vs layers
3. Mandate vs delegated authority
4. Circles evolution vs big re-organisation
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WirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchiesWirearchies –––– key practice principles …..
1. Organising principles around a networked
world
2. NO to imposed centralised control; YES to
centralised support
3 The autonomous nature of sub-units;
4 High connectivity between the sub-units;
5 The webby nonlinear causality of peers
influencing peers
6 Fluid border to achieve KEY RESULT.
Quality & Equality Ltd
Stuart Kauffman (1984) identified 5 pre-conditions for organisations to secure a better chance for survival:--
1. Safe, nutrient rich environment to foster creativity and innovation.
2. Drive for fitness with the environment
3. High level of diversity
(multiple voices and
perspectives)
4. Complexity of
connections – highly
knitted
5. Being at the edge of chaos (operate in the boundary
between complexity and chaos – able to break out from
unfit behaviour entrenchment to agility)
Does it still Hold TRUE today?Quality & Equality Ltd
Second QuestionSecond QuestionSecond QuestionSecond Question
Is the field of OD, as it stands now, able to support the evolution of organisation?
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation
2. Diversity of our intervention methodologies
3. Diversity of our institutional development.
Quality & Equality Ltd
1. Diversity of our theoretical orientation?
17
Lewin 1943-44:169
‘‘There is nothing as
practical as a
good theory’’
Quality & Equality Ltd
What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? What is Theory? In behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural scienceIn behavioural science
� Cognitive mapping of complex and interlocking variables and the nature of their relationship.
� Tend to provide a framework to understand and analyse complex phenomenon
� Lend itself for applicability to real life situation.
18© Quality & Equality Ltd
Classical Theories of Organizations
Max Weber Frederick Taylor
Henri FayolContingency
Theories
19© Quality & Equality Ltd
Human Relations Approach
PsychodynamicAppreciative
InquirySocial
Constructionism
Group Dynamics Action Research Gestalt System
20© Quality & Equality Ltd
Psychoanalytical
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Daniel Kahneman
Human Systems Dynamics
Cynefin Framework, ‘Sense making’
21© Quality & Equality Ltd
Complexity & Chaos Dialogical OD
OD Practices
Psychodynamic Theory
• Tavistock Work
• Family Therapy
Psychoanalytical Theory
• Eric Trist
• Fred Emery
• Bion
• Horney
• Fromm
• Freud System Theory
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy
• Katz & Kahn
Group Dynamics
• How groups form and function
• Bales
• Schutz
• Tannenbaum
• Argyris
• Bennis
Change Theories
• Lippit
• Likert
• Ackerman
Action Research
• Lewin
Complexity & Chaos Theory
• Stacey
• Wheatley
• Black
• Morgan
• Snowdon
Social Constructionism Theory•Berger
•Luckmann
•Mead
•Vygotsky
•Fisk
Appreciative Inquiry•Watkins•Cooperrider
22© Quality & Equality Ltd
23
Complexity & Chaos Theory
Social Constructionism
Theory
Appreciative
Inquiry
Psychoanalytical
TheoryAction Research
Psychodynamic
Theory
Lewin Theories
Group Dynamics
Social DiscourseSystem I, II
Economic
behaviour
Gestalt
Cynefin Framework
Sense making
Max Weber
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Classical Theories of
Organization
Human Relations
Approach
Human Systems
Dynamics
Contingency
Theories
What
theoretical
lenses inform
your practices?
System Theory
Quality & Equality Ltd
Dialogical OD
Theories
Using multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lensesUsing multiple lenses
2. Diversity in our intervention
methodologies OD
Participatory Inquiry• Dewey: Advocated involving people in
the use of the scientific method to
develop intelligence, and not just
knowledge, about things: (Teacher of
Benne* and Bradford*)
• Lewin: Advocated action research as a
process to involve people in
addressing their own issues in the real
world. (Teacher of Lippitt*)
• Democratisation of research and
knowledge generation as best way to
develop and advance social systems
Client Centred
• Knowledge about the situation and
solutions reside in the client system
• Seek to develop the short and long
term capacity of the client system
• Consultant is a partner or collaborator
with the system bringing applied
behavioural science expertise
Process v. Content
• People are inherently good and are capable of developing themselves in a supportive
environment
• Theory Y versus Theory X
• People are capable of making choices and advancing themselves and are not solely controlled
by inner drives, external incentives, or fate
Humanistic, Developmental and Positive Orientations
Four Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of ODFour Roots of OD
• Attention is placed on facilitating a good process of inquiry and choice rather than developing
the right answer for the system to implement.
• Expertise is in types of processes or intervention approaches to address different types of
development and change issues and opportunities
• OD consultant is more facilitator and coach than expert or director of change and development © Bob Marshak 26
27
Field of Experience
Focal System
© Marshak & Katz 2001
Levels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of InterventionLevels of Intervention
28
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix
Step 2: After 3 minutes, share with 1 person what you have put down.Ask each other what would clients benefit if the two of you mix and/or integrate your theoretical orientation and your expertise in what levels of intervention
An ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityAn ActivityStep 1: 1. Use the work sheet2. Write down your primary theoretical
orientation.3. Write down you key/expertise in what
Levels of intervention.
30
My
theoretical
lenses
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Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems1. Intra-personal level
2. Interpersonal level
3. Intra-group level
4. Inter-unit level
5. Intra-unit level
6. Intergroup level
7. Bounded system level
8. System network level
9. Total system in its
environment level
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3. Diversity of our institution
development?
Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
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Diversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional DevelopmentDiversity in our Institutional Development
Quality & Equality Ltd
Asian ODN
Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is Why Institutional Development is
SO important? SO important? SO important? SO important?
---- EducationEducationEducationEducation
---- ResearchResearchResearchResearch
---- OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline OD practitioner talent pipeline
Third QuestionThird QuestionThird QuestionThird Question
What can we do better?
How to leverage our diversity for sustainability of the future of OD?
Quality & Equality Ltd
1. OD Theories
2. OD Intervention
3. OD Institution building• OD Education
• OD research
• Talent Pipeline
Quality & Equality Ltd
Three Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do betterThree Areas we can do better 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of 1. How to leverage the diversity of OD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD TheoriesOD Theories
A. New theories
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tion o
f organis
ati
on
39
Future organisationFuture organisationFuture organisationFuture organisation
Hierarchical organisation
Institutional organisation
Collaborative organisation
Learning organisation
Virtual organisation
Holacracies organisation
Wirearchies organisation
Network organisation
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Flatarchy organisation
B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse B. How to leverage such diverse
theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give theoretical Orientation to give new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?new perspectives?
�OD (+ dialogical OD)
�Gestalt (both individual and organisation level)
�Complexity and Chaos theories
�Human system dynamic
�Design thinking
�Organisation design
�Psychodynamics
�Behavioural economist.
Quality & Equality Ltd
C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
•National
•Cultural
•Sectorial
•Scale
•Level of system
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Chris Argyris
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C. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working TheoriesC. Working Theories
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OD
2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the 2. How to leverage the
Diversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD InterventionDiversity of OD Intervention
44
Nine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of SystemsNine Levels of Systems
Intra-personal level
Interpersonal level
Intra-group level
Intergroup level
Intra-unit level
Inter-unit level Bounded
system level
System network level
Total system in its environment
level
© Phil Mix