The Caridas Consulting International
presents
Getting Ready for the New World of Work Learning, Planning and Designing in Community
A Two Day Introductory Workshop to the Search Conference and Participative Design by Frank Heckman & Evangeline Caridas
September 7-8, 1997
Frank Heckman and Evangeline Caridas have helped organizations in a variety of industries ranging from companies as large as Xerox and Motorola to smaller communities like Holland, MI successfully take charge of their own renewal and to create their owned desired futures. As a direct result, these organizations save time, money and frustration
The Context.....
- The complexity of the work environment is increasing.
- External dynamics, trends and changes often throw organizations off balance.
- Many organizations rely on external consultants and gurus to solve their problems...but they are not finding lasting solutions.
- Employees feel manipulated and powerless when their work lives are rearranged by experts; they would rather create and carry out their own plans.
- Organizations can become adaptive to change by relying on the talents and knowledge of their employees.
The workshop...
- workshop introduces the participants to the theory, practice and application of the Search Conference and Participative Design
- Gives the participants an understanding how these participative strategies work in their organization or community.
- Combines theory with practical applications.
What is a Search Conference....
- A carefully planned and designed event in which a group of people strategically plans its future and takes responsibility for making it happen.
- A plan by people whose knowledge and experience are critical to the outcome
- An experience in direct participation, which yields results
- A two day event that establishes a learning - planning community
- A way for any kind of system, community or organization, to thrive in the face of turbulent conditions.
- A method developed by Merrelyn Emery over a 20 year period of field research
Typical Search Conference applications...
- Organizational Transformation and Innovation
- Organizational strategic planning
- Creating an Environment for Continuous Learning
- Mergers
- Community development
- Regional issues
- School system planning and development
- Public sector planning
- Industry and professional association issues
- Economic development
What is Participative Design..
- Participative Design is a methodology for work (re) design developed by the Australian social scientist Fred Emery. Participative Design allows organizations to redesign themselves quickly and cost effectively through the direct involvement of the people whose work is changing. The vehicle to do the redesign is call the Participative Design Workshop.
- The methodology provides participants with clear concepts and simple tools which allow them to analyze their situation, redesign their work and develop improvement strategies in a matter of days.
- This method of participative change allows an entire organization to be redesigned by those who best understand it in the course of a few months.
- The outcome of the participative design process is a highly flexible, actively adaptive organization.
This workshop will give you a deeper understanding of...
- Design and planning of Search Conferences
- Managing and ensuring optimum learning in the Search Conferences
- Rationalization of conflict as a means to find common ground
- Managing large group dynamics
- Effective consultation with the planning group in Search Conference preparation
- Tools and concepts of the Participative Design Workshop
- Preparing the organization to embrace the concepts and practices of participative design
Who should attend...
- Anyone leading change initiatives
- Organization leaders and managers
- Organization development and human resources professionals
- TQM facilitators and consultants
- Leaders of civic, religious and community organizations
- MIS Directors facilitating client server environments