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INTEGRATION BLUEPRINT · 5 PAGES
A concise blueprint for OD and change practitioners who want to blend dialogue-based methods with traditional, data-driven diagnostic work. It makes the case for integration in today's complex, uncertain conditions, shows the benefits for the organization, individuals, and practitioners, and lays out practical ways to start on new and existing projects.
Inside you'll find:
Why diagnostic OD alone falls short in complex, uncertain conditions, and what dialogic OD adds
A dialogic toolkit to borrow from: story harvesting, World Café, Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry, Agile experiments, and more
"Practice fields" to try on new and existing projects, plus five key considerations, from selling leadership to measuring success differently
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BEST PRACTICES GUIDE · 13 PAGES
A best-practices guide to winning leadership support for dialogue-based change. It explains what the dialogic approach is, its tools, process, pros and cons, why leaders often resist it, and five strategies for getting buy-in: contract, measure, lead, execute, and coach differently.
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A plain-language overview of dialogic problem-solving and the Complexity Leadership Model
Why leaders resist dialogic work, and how to reset expectations and measure success indirectly
Five reasons dialogic leadership matters today, from solving complex adaptive challenges to engaging the future
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GLOSSARY · 49 PAGES
An A-to-Z reference of 260+ terms used in complexity leadership, organization development, and change work. Each entry gives a plain definition, a real-world example, and alias terms, from 1st Order Emergence and the Adaptive Cycle to Cynefin, VUCA, and World Café.
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260+ terms, A to Z, each with a definition, example, and alias terms
Covers complexity science, dialogic and diagnostic OD, Agile, strategic foresight, and facilitation methods
A handy desk reference for leaders, consultants, and change practitioners
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READING LIST · 8 PAGES
A curated list of about 170 books for leaders and practitioners working through complexity, organized into 22 topics. It spans systems thinking, strategic foresight, scenario planning, dialogue, complexity science, storytelling, Agile, action learning, design thinking, and organization design.
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About 170 recommended books, each with its author
22 topics, from systems thinking and scenario planning to complexity leadership and resilience
Classics like The Fifth Discipline, Thinking in Systems, and On Dialogue, plus newer works on foresight and complexity
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FORESIGHT BULLETIN · 8 PAGES
A foresight bulletin on how AI and the metaverse are likely to reshape organization development and change work. It overviews both technologies, maps specific ways AI could disrupt diagnostic, dialogic, and experiential OD, and closes with a readiness checklist so practitioners can get ahead of the change.
Inside you'll find:
Plain-English overviews of AI and the metaverse, and where they already show up in OD work
Dozens of potential AI use cases across diagnostic, dialogic, and experiential OD
A readiness checklist of actions you can start today
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JUMPSTART GUIDE · 10 PAGES
A jumpstart guide for moving dialogue-based, participatory change events from in-person rooms to virtual platforms. In seven sections it covers what changes and what stays the same, design considerations, the human element, recommended tools, the facilitator's roles, and the pros and cons of digital spaces.
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A top-10 list of questions for designing a virtual change event
Practical ways to build trust, engagement, and equal air-time online, and to spot digital fatigue
A tool roundup: meeting, virtual-collaboration, and digital canvas tools like Zoom, Remo, Miro, and MURAL
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