Diagnostic OD vs. Dialogic OD

There continues to be a debate about what form or approach to OD is better – diagnostic OD or dialogic OD. As a practitioner, your level of awareness of both forms is important, as knowing about and leveraging both approaches can help you achieve greater results in your own organizational transformation efforts. So…in today’s episode we will discuss (and compare) each OD approach to better understand what each form offers us as change agents and if there is opportunity (or value) to leverage, integrate both approaches when performing our change work.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What are the differences between diagnostic and dialogic OD

• Why there is a need for utilizing both diagnostic and dialogic OD

• How integrating both OD approaches actually form a more powerful problem-solving methodology

Related Reading

• Integrating Dialogic OD with Diagnostic OD

• Comparing Dialogic OD vs. Diagnostic OD: An Overview

• Dialogic OD Toolkit: Tools for Breakthrough Results

See how these ideas come together in practice. Explore the Complexity Leadership Model, our hybrid of diagnostic and dialogic OD.

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