Activities are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET), Sunday of the week.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Organization Development
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- Course Syllabus
- Textbook:
- Chapter 1: Organization Development, Transformation and Change
- Chapter 2: The Origins of Organization Development
- Lesson 1 Commentary
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 1 Overveiw Video
- The Future of Organization Development
- What Is Organization Development?
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| Activities |
- Setup Personal Blog and post an introduction entry.
- Submit Blog Reflection 1 to your personal blog.
- Submit Blog URL.
- Complete SARI Program Activities (due by end of Lesson 4).
- Retrieve your MBTI/Keirsey results if you have taken it previously. If not, complete the Keiresy Assessment.
- Complete Class Introduction.
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Lesson 2: Basic Knowledge and History of OD, Part I
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 2 Overview Video
- Bob Marshak: Making Sense of Organization Development
- 30 Years of OD History
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| Activities |
- Complete and participate in Lesson 2 Discussion.
- Complete Forecast Exercise.
- Complete and submit the Change Agent Checklist (due Wednesday).
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Lesson 3: Basic Knowledge and History of OD, Part II
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- Textbook:
- Chapter 5: Transformational Leadership Development
- Chapter 6: Appreciative Inquiry: Organization Development and the Strengths Revolution
- Chapter 7: Competencies for Success
- Lesson 3 Commentary
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 3 Overview Video
- What Is Organisation Development? We Asked a Few Experts...
- Definitions of Organization Development
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| Activities |
- Complete and participate in Lesson 3 Discussion.
- Complete Quiz 1.
- Submit Blog Reflection 2 to your personal blog.
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Lesson 4: OD Process to Guide Change, Part I
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- Textbook:
- Chapter 8: Entry: Marketing and Positioning Organization Development
- Chapter 9: Front-End Work: Engaging the Client System
- Chapter 10: Launch: Assessment, Action Planning, and Implementation
- Lesson 4 Commentary
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 4 Overview Video
- Human Resources Organizational Development Consultant
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| Activities |
- Complete and participate in Lesson 4 Discussion.
- Submit Research-Based Article Abstract.
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Lesson 5: OD Process to Guide Change, Part II
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- Textbook:
- Chapter 11: Evaluating Organizational Transformation: A Situational Approach
- Chapter 12: Measurement to Determine the Return on Change Management
- Chapter 13: Closure
- Lesson 5 Commentary
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 5 Overview Video
- Two Issues by Dr. William Rothwell
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| Activities |
- Complete and participate in Lesson 5 Discussion.
- Take the Self-Assessment Tool for OD Competencies by Woley, Rothwell, and Sullivan, and submit Blog Reflection 3 to your personal blog.
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Lesson 6: OD Process to Guide Change, Part III
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- Textbook:
- Chapter 14: Taking Culture Seriously in Organization Development
- Chapter 15: Individual Development: Making Change Stick
- Chapter 16: Leading Innovation Teams
- Lesson 6 Commentary
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| Videos |
- Lesson 6 Overview Video
- Differences Between ADDIE and Action Research
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| Activities |
- Complete and participate in Lesson 6 Discussion.
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Lesson 7: Levels and Types of Change
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- Textbook:
- Chapter 17: Transformation and Changes in Large Systems
- Chapter 18: Soar: Building Strategic Capacity
- Lesson 7 Commentary
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| Viewings |
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| Activities |
- Complete Quiz 2.
- Submit Blog Reflection 4 to your personal blog.
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Lesson 8: Action Research Model
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- Re-read Textbook:
- Chapter 3: Change Process and Models
- Lesson 8 Commentary
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| Videos |
- Lesson 8 Overview Video (on Kurt Lewin's Action Research Model)
- Action Research Model
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| Activities |
- Case Study 1: The Action Research Model (ARM)
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Lesson 9: Appreciative Inquiry Model
| Readings |
- Re-read Textbook:
- Chapter 6: Appreciative Inquiry: Organization Development and the Strengths Revolution
- Lesson 9 Commentary and Videos
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 9 Overview Video
- Appreciative Inquiry: A Conversation With David Cooperrider
- TED Talk: The New Era of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman
- Polarity Management with Lynnea Brinkerhoff
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| Activities |
- Complete Case Study 2: Using the Appreciative Model (AIM).
- Submit Blog Reflection 5 to your personal blog.
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Lesson 10: OD Consulting
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 10 Overview Video
- Geoffrey Bellman invitation to Heart of Consulting workshop in Copenhagen
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| Activities |
- Complete Case Study 3: International OD Competencies
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Lesson 11: Whole System Transformational Change (WSTC)
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 11 Overview Video
- Whole Systems Change Lynette Deutsch
- Organization Development and Change Management: Whole System Transformation
- Whole System Transformation
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| Activities |
- Complete and participate in Lesson 11 Discussion.
- Complete Case Study 4: The Banko Case.
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Lesson 12: Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS)
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 12 Overview Video
- Emergence
- Nicolas Perony: Puppies! Now That I've Got Your Attention, Complexity Theory
- Leadership and the New Science Documentary
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| Activities |
- Complete and participate in Lesson 12 Discussion.
- Start to work on the Culminating Project and Presentation.
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Lesson 13: Value and Ethics in OD
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 13 Overview Video
- How do you work out your personal values
- Why “Good” Managers Make Bad Ethical Choices by Saul W. Gellerman
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| Activities |
- Submit Blog Reflection 6 to your personal blog.
- Continue to work on the Culminating Project and Presentation.
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Lesson 14: The Future of OD
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- Textbook:
- Chapter 31: The Dialogic Organization Development Approach to Transformation and Change
- Chapter 32: The Future of Organization Development, Transformation, and Change
- Chapter 33: Authors' Insights on Important Organization Development Issues
- Lesson 14 Commentary
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| Viewings |
- Lesson 14 Overview Video
- The Future of Organization Development
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| Activities |
- Complete Individual Critical Incident Interview Transcript.
- Continue to work on the Culminating Project: Proposal and Presentation.
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Lesson 15: Course Review
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| Activities |
- Complete the Culminating Project: Proposal and Presentation.
- Submit Blog Reflection 7 to your personal blog.
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