Dialogic OD Interventions

DIALOGIC OD
INTERVENTIONS
The next step in the evolution of organizational change theory: organizations as
conversations where individual, group, and organizational actions result from self-
organizing, socially constructed realities created and sustained by the prevailing
narratives, stories, and conversations through which people make meaning about their
d e fexperiences.
inition
In dialogic OD, interaction and conversation are the
priority, and participants are given ownerhship and
responsibility to bring up the issues and topics that
matter most to them.
The design of the process has to ensure that 2 key

things happen: 1) the people who will carry out the
change are engaged in discussing what changes ought
to occur 2) members self-identify, individually and in
groups, the changes they want to take responsibility for
Role of the OD Practitioner in dialogic OD
interventions
The consultant role is more about acting as a facilitator
of events and constructor of a container within which
client systems engage themselves rather than being a
central actor in diagnosis, intervention, and/or
facilitation of interpersonal and group interaction.
planner and designer of events; hosting

- Creating the right conditions for a community of engaged
participants to arrive at their own interpretations and
organize their own outcomes
In dialogic OD, facilitation might encourage participants
to hold off on final conclusions about what actions to
take, but instead experiment with questions that
encourage thinking about future-oriented possibility.
what actions will reduce absenteeism? VS

what is the practice of people feeling well at work?
The right question is important in setting the stage for
the right conversation.
These events may involve dozens or hundreds of people,
so the job of the facilitator is to create conditions for the
community to freely converse about issues and
perspectives in a way that generates energy for action
Facilitators help to involve the right people to attend,

frame the question that will guide the conversations in a
helpful way, and seek the balance between a loose
enough structure that invites multiple interpretations
and one that guides the group to action..
Examples of Dialogic OD
interventions
World caf
Intervention designed to bring large groups together
to discuss important issues
Makes use of the principle that in everyday
organizations, we self-organize as we bring new
colleagues into conversations, debating ideas, sharing
knowledge, challenging thinking, asking questions
and persuading others
Participants build on one anothers ideas
Greater awareness of the whole group should emerge
World cafe
7 integrated design principles
1) Set the context
2) Create hospitable spaces
3) Explore questions that matter
4) Encourage everyones contribution
5) Cross-pollinate and connect diverse perspectives
6) Listen together for patterns, insights, and deeper
questions
7) Harvest and share collective discoveries
Open space technology
A meeting design often used when a diverse group
of people must deal with complex and potentially
conflicting material in innovative and productive
ways.
It is particularly powerful when nobody knows the
answer and the ongoing participation of a number of
people is required to deal with the question
Participant empowerment & opportunities for
participation are more important than the facilitator
or client retaining control over interaction
Four principles of open space
1) Whoever comes is the right people
2) Whatever happens is the only thing that could have
3) Whenenver it starts is the right time
4) When its over, its over
One Law
The law of two feet intends to give everyone the
freedom to move to another discussion where they find
they may have more interest, passion or commitment
Key conditions for successful dialogic OD
interventions
A sponsor with the authority to commandeer necessary resources and
support emergent change
An effective sponsor-change agent working relationship
Reframed problem/challenge into possibility centric, future focused issue
that is personally meaningful to community members
Identification of the appropriate community for addressing the issue and a
way to get them to come to the event(s)
Convening events that build the relationships among community
members so that readiness to engage in the change issue is heightened
Convening events that create and/or utilize generative images to provoke
new thinking & catalyze self-generated proposals from the community
Slack resources are available to support emergent changes
Processes for sponsors to track and fan emergent changes
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The design of the process has to ensure that 2 key

planner and designer of events; hosting

what actions will reduce absenteeism? VS

Facilitators help to involve the right people to attend,

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