Module 2 – Case
LARGE GROUP INTERVENTIONS
Case Assignment
First and foremost, remember to go very carefully through
all of the required materials before starting this assignment. There are two
short videos and two short articles, plus two in-depth book chapters to go
through. There are also some optional readings in the background materials that
you can use for your paper. It is important to make sure you understand the ins
and outs of Open Space Technology and Future Search before starting on this
assignment, so make sure to go through the readings and videos carefully before
you start on this paper.
For this assignment, you will be going through four
scenarios. For each scenario, cite at least two of the readings from the
background readings to support your answer. You need to cite at least four of
the readings total for your paper—these can include both required and optional
readings listed in the background materials. Your paper should be 4–5 pages in
length:
The XYZ Corporation has been growing rapidly for the past 10
years but recently has hit a plateau and is not growing much anymore. The CEO
wants to make some large-scale changes, and senior managers of the major
departments all agree that major changes should be made. However, there are
large differences of opinion among the senior managers of the different
departments about what changes should be made . The CEO would like to get the
top senior managers to agree on some specific changes, and there are about 50
total senior managers that she would like to involve in the process. Should the
CEO use Open Space Technology, Future Search, or neither? Explain your
reasoning and justify your answer using at least two of the readings from the
background materials.
The new CEO of a large and successful Internet company has
just been hired. This CEO is highly experienced, but being new to this company
he really wants to get everyone’s opinion about a large range of issues. The
CEO is humble and doesn’t want to make any key decisions until he’s heard a
wide range of opinions and knows what employees think. The CEO would like to
have input from all 500 employees. Should the CEO use Open Space Technology,
Future Search, or neither? Explain your reasoning and justify your answer using
at least two of the readings from the background materials.
An accounting company has three main divisions: tax,
auditing, and accounting information systems. Employees in all divisions are
hard-working but quiet. They always give thoughtful answers whenever they are
asked a question, and usually provide a lot of data to support their answers.
However, they rarely give an opinion and usually stay quiet during meetings
unless they are directly asked a question. The CEO would like employee input on
what major strategic initiatives to take and would like input from a wide range
of employees and managers, and is planning a large group intervention. There
are about 40 senior managers and 300 total employees. Should the CEO use Open
Space Technology, Future Search, or neither? Explain your reasoning and justify
your answer using at least two of the readings from the background materials.
A CEO initiates an Open Space Technology conference. At the
start of the conference, the CEO provides a list of topics he wants covered and
also gives his opinion on what kind of outcomes he wants from the conference.
He also makes attendance at the conference mandatory. When the conference
starts, participants all volunteer to give sessions on the topics proposed by the
CEO. A few participants propose to give sessions on other topics not mentioned
by the CEO, but very few employees come to these sessions and instead go to the
sessions covering topics suggested by the CEO. At the end of the conference,
the CEO is presented with a carefully worded summary of the conference and
given conclusions that the CEO wanted to hear. However, after the conference
ends and employees go back to work they are very slow at implementing the
recommendations from the conference. What do you think went wrong? Which major
principles or concepts of Open Space Technology do you think the CEO violated?
Explain your reasoning, and cite Leith (1996) and at least one other source on
Open Space Technology to support your answer.
Assignment Expectations
Answer the assignment questions directly.
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go
off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background
materials.
Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your
references. Articles published in established newspapers or business
journals/magazines are preferred. If you use articles from the Internet, make
sure they are from credible sources.
Reference your sources of information with both a
bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a
High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13 and 14 on in-text citations.
Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under My
Resources in the TLC portal.
Module 2 – SLP
LARGE GROUP INTERVENTIONS
For this assignment, continue to write about the current
organization you work for or one that you worked for in the past. Before
writing this paper, make sure to thoroughly review the background readings.
Think carefully about how Open Space Technology and Future Search could be used
at your organization. Then write a 3-page paper addressing the following
questions. Make sure to cite at least three of the required readings in your
paper:
What issue facing your organization would be most
appropriately addressed using Future Search? Explain the issue and why Future
Search could effectively address this issue.
If you organized a Future Search Conference to address the
issue identified in Question 1 above, who would you include in the initial
planning before the conference? Who you invite to the conference? How many
people would you invite, and why? Any other specifics planning details that you
would address to ensure the success of the conference?
What issue facing your organization would be most appropriately
addressed using Open Space Technology? This should be a different issue than
the one you discussion in Question 1. Explain the issue and why Open Space
Technology could effectively address this issue.
If you organized an Open Space Technology Event to address
the issue identified in Question 3 above, who would you include in the initial
planning before the conference? Who you invite to the conference? How many
total people would you invite, and why? Any other specifics planning details
that you would address to ensure the success of the event?
SLP Assignment Expectations
Answer the assignment questions directly.
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go
off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
Make sure to use reliable and credible sources as your
references. Articles published in established newspapers or business
journals/magazines are preferred. If you use articles from the Internet, make
sure they are from credible sources.
Reference your sources of information with both a
bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a
High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13 and 14 on in-text citations.
Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under My
Resources in the TLC portal.
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