Pre-Conference Workshops
Leading
Change Through Applied Systems Thinking – #Pre01
Michael Goodman, Innovation
Associates Organizational Learning; David Peter Stroh, Bridgeway
Partners
Register
for Workshop Pre-01 | Sat/Sun, Oct 31–Nov 1, 9AM to 5PM;
$1395
In today’s organizations, the status quo is no longer an option. But making changes without a good sense of the underlying structures or a picture of possible unintended consequences can be a recipe for disaster. Systems thinking offers a powerful approach for facilitating smart and strategic organizational change. In this two-day session, you will learn how to incorporate systems thinking principles and tools to mobilize and focus organizational initiatives. You will also identify where to apply systems thinking for maximum results. And you’ll develop tools for clarifying mental models and competing purposes—key skills for achieving sustainable high performance.
In this workshop you will:
- Apply systems thinking to a chronic problem in your organization
- Review common system archetypes and incorporate them into your analysis
- Identify leverage points for lasting organizational change
Michael
Goodman is a principal with Innovation Associates Organizational
Learning. He is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and practitioner
in the fields of systems thinking, organizational learning, and leadership,
and has helped create many of the innovations in the field of systems
thinking that has made it more accessible to business leaders. Michael
has degrees from M.I.T. and Purdue.
David
Peter Stroh is a principal with Bridgeway Partners and co-founder
of Innovation Associates, the pioneering consulting firm in the
area of organization learning. He has 30 years of experience consulting
to companies, public sector organizations, and non-profits on six continents,
and is a leading thinker and practitioner in applying systems thinking
to change management. David holds degrees from M.I.T. and the University
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Life at the Frontier: Leadership
through Courageous Conversation – #Pre02
David Whyte, Many Rivers Company
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for Workshop Pre-02 | Sunday, Nov 1, 9AM to 5PM; $895
Many of our inherited ideas about leadership do not survive the everyday reality of a changing, multicultural world where customers, colleagues, and direct reports all wish to be seen as individuals with lives, perspectives, and contributions of their own. To be effective in this new context, every person and organization needs a frontier where real conversation is possible. This creative edge is difficult to sustain, but an absolute necessity, both for keeping our organizations strong and for sustaining a vital personal life amid the continual demands. What does effective leadership mean in terms of setting the stage for courageous conversation? How can we stay relevant without always having the last word? How can we provide a strong sense of leadership without coercion or manipulation?
In this workshop, you will:
- Create a more imaginative sense of what it means to occupy a leadership role
- Look at how you can lead beyond the frontier by understanding the essential elements of real conversation
- Take away five key questions for negotiating the next practical step in your work and personal life, plus a deeper understanding of how to thrive over the long term in a difficult, complex, and changing world
David Whyte is the author of six books of poetry and
two best-selling prose books, including the recently published The
Three Marriages: Reimaging Work, Self, and Relationship. An Associate
Fellow at Templeton College and Said Business School at the University
of Oxford, he is one of the few poets to take his perspectives on
creativity into the field of organizational development, where he
works with many European, American, and international companies. David
holds a degree in marine zoology. | Back to top...