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Kurt Lewin Master ClassEngaging with Change in Complex,Volatile TimesPeggy ) 746-6274
Session PurposeTo connect theory and practice in orderto make visible patterns, principles,and practices for engaging the peopleof a system in addressing complexchallengesPeggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.com
Whatsituationsare youfacing?Peggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.com
A Pattern of ChangeEmergence: Order arising from ChaosPeggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.com
Principles forEngaging EmergenceNo one in chargeEncourage randomencountersPeggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.com
Practices forEngaging EmergencePeggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.com
What’s Possible Now?Peggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.com
In Summary Ask possibility-oriented questions thatfocus intentions Invite people to take responsibility for what theylove as an act of service Reflect together to discover andact on what is emergingPeggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.com
Acknowledging the “Ancestors”Social Science Influences Kurt Lewin – Frontiers in Group Dynamics(1947) Solomon Asch – Social Psychology (1952) Ludwig von Bertalanffy – General SystemsTheory (1968) Gregory Bateson- Steps to an Ecology of Mind(1972) Fred Emory & Eric Trist – Toward a SocialEcology (1972) Marvin Weisbord – Productive Workplaces(1987) Peter Senge – The Fifth Discipline (1990) Barbara Bunker & Billie Alban – Large GroupInterventions (1992) Margaret Wheatley – Leadership and the NewScience (1999) David Cooperrider – Positive Image, PositiveAction (2000)Peggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.comComplexity Influences Thomas Kuhn - The Structure of ScientificRevolutions (1962) James Gleick – Chaos (1987) Michael Field and Martin Golubitsky Symmetry in Chaos (1992) Mitchell Waldrop – Complexity (1992) Stuart Kaufman – At Home in the Universe(1996) John Holland – Emergence (1998) Joel de Rosnay –The Symbiotic Man (2000) Peter Corning – The Re-emergence of“Emergence” (2002)Page 8
Resources Baldwin, Christina, and Ann Linnea. The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair. Berrett-Koehler, 2010. Brown, Juanita, David Isaacs, and World Cafe Community. The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures ThroughConversations That Matter. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005. Holman, Peggy. Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity. Berrett-Koehler, 2010.www.engagingemergence.com Holman, Peggy, Tom Devane, and Steven Cady. The Change Handbook: The Definitive Resource onToday's Best Methods for Engaging Whole Systems. 2nd Edition. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007 Owen, Harrison. Open Space Technology: A User's Guide. 3rd Ed. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008. Weisbord, Marvin and Sandra Janoff. Future Search: Getting the Whole System in the Room for Vision,Commitment, and Action. 3rd ed., Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010. Whitney, Diana, and Amanda Trosten-Bloom. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide toPositive Change. 2nd Ed., Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010.Websites & Online Communities: Appreciative Inquiry Commons – www.appreciativeinquiry.case.eduAI Listserv – list Art of Hosting – www.artofhosting.orgAoH Listserv – www.artofhosting.org/home/theconversation/ Future Search – www.futuresearch.netFuture Search listserv – for members (see website for information) Open Space Technology – www.openspaceworld.orgOST listserv - -openspacetech.org The World Café – www.theworldcafe.comTWC Ning site - www.theworldcafecommunity.orgPeggy Holmanpeggy@peggyholman.comPage 9
Open Space Technology: A User's Guide. 3rd Ed. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008. Weisbord, Marvin and Sandra Janoff. Future Search: Getting the Whole System in the Room for Vision, Commitment, and Action. 3 rd ed., Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010. Whitney, Diana, and Amanda Trosten-Bloom. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical .
