Introduction

[Lindfield, Michael J]

Greetings Marlene,

Your question is about using OS to address the psychological effects of
change. For me, the most important gift of OS is to call together
everyone in the system who is touched by the 'change'. Depending on
where in the life-cycle the OS occurs, it can be used either to help
shape the coming changes by involving the whole community in the
creative phase or it can be used to discover the concerns, needs and
possibilities that an already-announced set of changes generates.

I guess it all boils down to the question of what does the current
leadership of the organization believe to be true about themselves and
others in the system. The prevailing mental model (which I believe
informs behaviors, values, relationships and structure) will ultimately
determine whether the organization is truly open to engaging the whole
community in shaping the future or whether the operating assumption is
that the 'top' decide and the rest have to learn how to adapt and cope.

Just a few thoughts.

Best wishes,

Michael


"Bid me run and I will strive for things impossible"  (Shakespeare)

Michael Lindfield
Organization Development Consultant

The Boeing Company
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Seattle,  WA 98124-2207,  USA

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michael.j.lindfield at boeing.com

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>From:  Marlene Blum[SMTP:MBlum5305 at aol.com]
>Sent:  Saturday, March 01, 1997 7:54 AM
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>In a message dated 97-02-25 19:30:48 EST, you write:
>
><< help >>
>Welcome Michael. My name is Marlene Blum and am currently the Director of
>  Continuous Learning for a major healthcare provider , Saint Joseph Mercy
>Health System, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  We are introducting a series on
>Managing Transitions and I am exploring ways of supporting employees after
>they have attended the initial workshops.  I am interested in learning more
>about your experiences with OS in the workplace.  I have used it to develop
>our Strategic Plan for the Poor.  Any ideas on how it might be used in
>addressing the psychological effects of change?
>

>From Holman, Peggy Thu Mar  6 10:57:00 1997
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Geoff Bellman is supporting a client, PacifiCorp in learning about large
group change methods.  They have attended a Dannemiller Real-time
Strategic Change event.  He's wants to find an Open Space event for them
to see what another possibility looks like.

The people involved are line managers.  The characteristics he is
looking for include:
                a theme they'd understand
                and ideally, the possibility of participating rather =
than just
observing.

If you know of a session coming up somewhere, please contact him at
gbellman at aol.com.

Peg Holman