May 2007 Workshop - Story Telling as a Means for Transforming Organizations
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Storytelling - Dynamic Evaluation - Analysis - Action
Story Telling as a Means for Transforming Organizations With Tom Bigda-Peyton
When: Friday, May 11th, 2007 Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Networking and continental breakfast at 8:30 am) Location: The Faculty Club
Join Tom Bigda-Peyton for an interactive workshop the role, methodologies and tools of
'storytelling' to transform organizations.
There is a growing interest in stories in a variety of sectors. From health care to the World Bank, people are using stories to elicit tacit knowledge, surface assumptions, and learn from experience together. People also find stories pleasurable and engaging. But the pragmatists in the audiences say, “So what? Stories just make people feel good.”This workshop will help you bridge the gap between insight and action, by exploring ways of using stories in the workplace to enrich problem-solving, decision-making, learning, and evaluation.
For example, Dynamic Evaluation is an innovative way of making the case for change and monitoring progress toward it. It starts from the idea that we don’t have to wait until a change is over or even partway along, before evaluating it and making mid-course corrections. Further, if we use a three-dimensional approach to data (including stories, patterns, and numbers), we can keep the innovators and pragmatists aligned until the change has a chance to mature. This significantly raises the odds that a given change effort will succeed; and in any event, it improves alignment, commitment, and sustainability of organizational development efforts. Dynamic Evaluation starts with story-telling, and then moves into Story Analysis™ and Action Learning.
This workshop will consist of two parts. In the morning, we will do an introduction to story-telling and story analysis. In the afternoon, we will focus on Dynamic Evaluation, including recent examples of application in health care and other sectors. In each segment, the session will provide an introduction to the methods, practice in using them, and ideas on how to apply them to achieve both “quick wins” and long-lasting gains.
Presenter Tom Bigda-Peyton, founder of Action Learning Systems in Boston, has tested and refined these methodologies across private, public, and non-profit sectors for the last twenty years. He is an organizational consultant, researcher, and educator who has worked with managers, teams, and organizations. Tom is a Research Professor at St. Louis University, Department of Aviation Sciences and member of the steering committee of the emerging Safety Across High Consequences Industries (SAHI) network. SAHI is a consortium of safety advocates and standard-setters across several industries, including aviation, health care, chemical, nuclear, aeronautics, and transportation. The Foundation sponsors demonstration projects, conference, publications, and other activities directed toward cross-sector learning and system-level safety improvement.
From 1985 through 1989, Tom did his doctoral work at Harvard and M.I.T. with two pioneers in the field of organizational learning, Chris Argyris and Don Schon. From 1974 through 1985, Tom was a teacher and administrator in two independent schools. In addition to his doctorate in Organizational Behavior and Intervention, Tom holds Master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Harvard.
Fees
Member/Partner
Non-Member / Friend
$395.00
$445.00
20% discount for organizations sending groups of 3 or more and special student rates! Call 416-410-3694 x.225 for details!
Location:
University of Toronto, Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto (south of Bloor, off Spadina)
For a Map and Parking/TTC information please go online to http://www.utoronto.ca//facultyclub/docs/access.html
How to Register:
e-mail od@accord.org, or call (416) 410-3694. Advance registration is recommended for all ACCORD events in order to ensure adequate room size, seating, and catering. Thank you!
Cancellation Policy:
A $50.00 cancellation fee will be charged on all Workshop fees if less than two weeks cancellation notice is received.
Substitutions are welcome.
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