The Springboard: How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge-Era Organizations

Author: Stephen Denning

Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann

Date of release: October 6, 2000

Abstract of the book: "Let me tell you what happened in a little town in

Zambia in 1995," says Stephen Denning. With these innocent-sounding words, we begin

with him a journey that takes us not only to Zambia but to Chile, Yemen,

London, Bern, Bangui, Pakistan, and Washington D.C.. In the process, we discover the

extraordinary power of storytelling to transform individuals, organizations

and ourselves. The Springboard describes how storytelling was used to introduce knowledge

management into a large organization. It explains how storytelling can

serve as a powerful tool for organizational change and knowledge management. It shows

how organizations can use springboard stories to communicate envisioned

strategies, structures, identities, goals, and values to employees, partners,

customers -- and ourselves.

Cost: $21.95

Where it can be purchased: Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com

Web site for further information: www.stevedenning.com

 

Beyond Change Management: Advanced Strategies for Today's Transformational Leaders

The Change Leader's Roadmap: How to Navigate Your Organization's Transformation

“These companion volumes about successfully leading the transformational change process are written by masters of the craft. Serious reads for corporate leaders and consultants who consider themselves committed students of the process of organizational change.”

From Post-Mortem to Living Practice: An in-depth study of the evolution of the After Action Review
By: Marilyn J. Darling and Charles S. Parry Additional Info: PDF Document
or Visit the Web Site.

The Power of Collaborative Leadership
By: Bert Frydman, Iva Wilson, and JoAnne Wyer. Can we re-create our business organizations, making them more effective, or is this just a pipe dream? What will it really take to bring about this transformation? Authors and SoL members Bert Frydman, Iva Wilson and JoAnne Wyer explore these questions in "The Power of Collaborative Leadership." Price: $19.95 U.S dollars.Visit the Web site.

Leading Corporate Citizens: Vision, Values, Value Added
By: Sandra Waddock Date of release: June 2001 (2002 copyright), via usual channels Leading Corporate Citizens presents a perspective that balances the interests of the economy with those of public policy makers and individuals and groups in civil society, built on a sustainable ecological environment. The ultimate goal is to provide a vision for future leaders of a new paradigm business enterprise that is in balance with society. Sandra Waddock

Organizing for Learning: Strategies for Knowledge Creation and Enduring Change
Author: Daniel H. Kim Date of release: March 2001, Pegasus Communications Nothing about business is usual anymore. New technologies, global markets, and the growing importance of knowledge assets over capital are forcing us to rethink what has long been taken as fact. The latest buzz in management circles is around the topic of knowledge management. But a more important challenge is for organizations to develop the capacity to organize for continuous learning--to go beyond managing existing knowledge to creating new knowledge. Cost: $21.95 Order here

When a Butterfly Sneezes: A Guide for Helping Kids Explore Interconnections in Our World Through Favorite Stories (Systems Thinking for Kids, Big and Small, Volume 1)
Author: Linda Booth Sweeney Date of release: March 2001, Pegasus Communications Kids face all sorts of situations throughout their lives that demand their understanding and problem-solving skills. As parents and educators, we want to help them understand why troubling things happen, and then figure out what they can do about them. One way to help our children develop such life skills is to share ideas from the field of systems thinking. This groundbreaking new book can show you how! Cost: $14.95 Order here

99 Ways Managers Can Waste Time: Time Management for Obfuscators
By: Michael F. Conrad, Ed.D. Published by The Learning DoctorT, http://www.thelearningdoctor.com This practical book is written for busy managers in an easy-to-read format. Each page is a separate idea. This is meant to be a quick read for busy CEOs, Executives, Managers, Supervisors, Office Managers, and Team Leaders. It is not a quick fix. In The Learning Organization, knowledge is as valuable an asset as money. With knowledge you can identify what is happening in your work processes, With learning, you can stop the leaks, which in turn saves you huge amounts of time, not to mention money. This books points out where your organization may be leaking money and time. e-book format Type Michael Conrad in the search window, Cost: $12.95, PDF format

Identity Is Destiny: Leadership and the Roots of Value Creation
By: Laurence D. Ackerman Published by: Berrett-Koehler, January 2000 Identity is the most powerful human force on earth and an institutions true strengths are born of its identity. Organizations and individuals alike are governed by the Laws of Identity eight natural laws that flow from unique, value-creating characteristics that foreshadow potential in all beings both human and corporate. The Laws of Identity (demonstrated through eight in-depth case histories) and the credo they form suggest new criteria for how companies are led and managed, and for organizing companies in ways that mirror the dynamics of the human being. Available: Amazon.com, $27.95. Visit the Web Site.

SoL Mexico Newsletter -- "Solsticio"
The official quarterly newsletter of SoL-Mexico where you can find translations of articles and original articles related with organizational learning and systems thinking, news and events, applications stories, book recommendations and more. Price: Free. Additional Info. Download here

Events

Authentic Leadership

Brief Description:
This program will be of special interest to organizational practitioners who want to deepen and integrate their experience of collaborative learning, and acquire new perspectives and artful strategies for dealing with complex, long-term organizational challenges. Participants will be immersed in a six-day learning community that combines intensive training in one organizational discipline with the awareness practices of meditation and artistic process.

Presenters will include Peter Senge, Margaret Wheatley, Art Kleiner, Juanita Brown, and Jennifer Kemeny. Conflict transformation mentor Daniel Bowling, cognitive biologist Francisco Varela, diversity trainer Lillie P. Allen, and representatives from The Natural Step will also participate in the learning community. Total enrollment is limited to 250, and limits for intensive training modules range from 25 to 60 participants.

The daily schedule will begin with mindfulness meditation (no prior experience necessary) and a short talk that highlights some aspect of meditative awareness. Participants will spend three hours a day in their primary training module and then regroup for reflection circles and arts-based awareness exercises. The community will also come together for conversations, keynote addresses, arts performances, and social events.

Location and Venue:
Historic Kings College campus, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Date:
June 9-16, 2001

Cost:
Early registration: $1,950 incl. program fees and all meals but one. After January 9: $2,345.

Contact:
Susan Szpakowski, Bob Ziegler, or Alan Sloan, The Shambhala Institute

Contact Info:
info@shambhalainstitute.org.
Voice: 902-425-0492, Fax: 902-425-2415.

Web site for more information: www.shambhalainstitute.org

Learning as Leadership’s From Personal Mastery to Leadership Workshop

Brief Description:

This is Learning as Leadership’s most comprehensive seminar, where participants learn to practically apply and implement personal mastery tools and concepts in their business and personal lives.

TAKE STOCK–Uncover the roots, infrastructure and costs of the egosystem, examine how past events filter your assessment of reality and limit your ability to take effective action.

CHOOSE–Decide between counterproductive reactions and a productive framework for action. Develop true aspirations and concrete goals in alignment with how you want to live your life.

IMPLEMENT–Create the conditions to forge an ecosystem environment. Clarify your specific action plan.

This is also the final entry point for our One Year Leadership Development Program. Tuition includes three follow up coaching sessions to anchor the learnings.

Location and Venue:

The Spinnaker, Sausalito, CA (near San Francisco)

Date:

February 24-March 4, 2001

And

July 28-August 5, 2001

Cost:

Tuition: $5,500 per participant, $5,750 after January 12, $6,000 after February 2.

(Special rates, if applicable)

Scholarships available on a limited basis.

Contact:

Learning as Leadership

Lara Nuer or Marc Andre Olivier

Contact Info:

Email:laran@learnaslead.com, marcandreolivier@learnaslead.com

Phone: 415-453-5050

Fax: 415-453-5160

Learning as Leadership’s Time for Your Life Workshop

Brief Description:

Eighty percent of our time is consumed by ineffective behaviors–yours and others, including procrastination, perfectionism, lateness, spreading yourself too thin and overwhelm. This seminar teaches you how to identify and change these patterns so that you can dramatically shift your relationship with time. Discover the flow of synchronicity and experience time expanding in your life.

TAKE STOCK–What steals your time? Assess how you currently spend your time, recognize communication traps that sabotage time, uncover the habits that paralyze you and devour your time.

REDISCOVER–What is essential? Understand how priorities get run over by emergencies, prioritize activities for each domain of your life,, determine when it is time to change a commitment and how to do it responsibly.

IMPLEMENT–Fuse this methodology and your new perspective of time into your daily actions and build a complete and detailed calendar for how you will spend your time going forward. Tuition includes three follow up coaching sessions to anchor the learnings.

Location and Venue:

The Spinnaker, Sausalito, CA (near San Francisco)

Date:

May 7-11, 2001

Cost:

Tuition: $3,250 per participant, $3,500 after March 26, $3,750 after April 16.

(Special rates, if applicable)

Scholarships available on a limited basis.

*This workshop is available only to previous participants in the Foundation or Personal Mastery workshop.

Contact:

Learning as Leadership

Lara Nuer or Marc Andre Olivier

Contact Info:

Email:laran@learnaslead.com, marcandreolivier@learnaslead.com

Phone: 415-453-5050

Fax: 415-453-5160

Learning as Leadership’s Foundation for Teams Workshop

Brief Description:

This team building seminar is an opportunity to take teams to the next level of performance and potential. While learning how to apply LaL’s methodology to a concrete business challenge, teams and individuals will focus on:

Team dynamics–Discover how individual patterns affect teamwork, apply learnings to foster collaboration and inspire excellence.

CommuNICation–Build trust and talk about the real issues, surfacing assumptions and hidden agendas, creating an environment of true support.

Commitment–Align individual goals with a common vision, garner commitment, and inspire motivation and enthusiasm to address concrete business challenges.

This is also the starting point of our One Year Leadership Development Program. Tuition includes three follow up coaching sessions to anchor the learnings.

Location and Venue:

The Spinnaker, Sausalito, CA (near San Francisco)

Date:

November 12-16, 2001

Cost:

$3,500

(Special rates, if applicable)

Scholarships available on a limited basis.

Contact:

Learning as Leadership

Lara Nuer or Marc Andre Olivier

Contact Info:

Email:laran@learnaslead.com, marcandreolivier@learnaslead.com

Phone: 415-453-5050

Fax: 415-453-5160

Facilitating Virtual Teams That Learn
The workshop will focus on virtual team learning as it takes place in project work based on the Learning Mastery Team Collaboration model. Boston, MA, June 8, 2001 facilitated by Dori Digenti. Visit the Learning Mastery Web site

Process Consultation and Organizational Culture
The workshop will focus on process consultation, a well-established discipline for helping professionals to build strong client-consultant relationships that result in sustained change and improvement. The special application of process consultation to organizational culture will be covered. New York, NY, September 27, 2001 with Edgar Schein Submitted by: Learning Mastery, Dori Digenti. Visit the Learning Mastery Web site

Building Relationships that Work
An intensive five-day program, featuring small group work with senior Action Design faculty and a rare opportunity to work and interact with Chris Argyris. The program is designed to advance your skill in:

• Making business conversations work
• Intervening in working relationships
• Increasing your personal range of effective action

Knowledge Management Consortium International (KMCI)
KMCI, a non-profit professional association, is pleased to announce the official launch of its KM Certification Program, and that registrations are now being taken for classes this spring at discounted, introductory prices. Submitted by Mark W. McElroy For details of our program please visit ourWeb Site

Resonate Voice
Discovering how to use authentic stories to communicate your services and underlying technologies. $400.00 for SoL Members One-Day workshop in Santa Monica, CA,October 5th, 2001 Submitted by Robert Dickman, mailto:bob@first-voice.com 310-394-8829. Visit the Web site

Learning and Adapting in Time; Managing Complex Organizations in a Complex World
This is a two-day practical experience on working with chaos and complexity in the global economy, in national markets, in business to business interactions and within the organization itself. We will use new insights and concepts from the field of complex systems to discuss innovative ways to survive and thrive in today's new/old economy. Speakers:

• Yaneer Bar-Yam, NECSI and Harvard University
• Tom Petzinger, Jr., Author, The New Pioneers, and CEO LaunchCyte
• Peter Senge, Society for Organizational Learning and MIT Sloan School of Management
• John Sterman, MIT Sloan School of Management

From Personal Mastery to Leadership
Learning as Leadership (LaL) partners with companies, governmental agencies, universities and non-profit organizations to help them implement their goals, accomplish large scale business challenges, and create sustainable change in their organizations through workshops, coaching and on-site sessions led by member consultants of the Society for Organizational Learning. LaL's Personal Mastery methodology helps leaders and their teams discover how certain thoughts and beliefs result in behavior patterns that impact communication and productivity. By identifying individual and collective obstacles and the mental models behind them, participants are able to choose more productive ways of thinking, communicating and behaving to achieve better results. The Personal Mastery seminar is the starting point for the One Year Leadership Program designed for individuals and teams to bring a concrete business challenge to apply their learnings and have a focus for experimentation. $4,700 (call for special rates for SoL members) Sausalito, CA, July 28-August 5, 2001 Submitted by: Learning as Leadership, Laura Nuer Lara Nuer mailto:laran@learnaslead.com 415-453-5050, fax 415-453-5160. Visit the Web Site

Collaborative Work Systems Symposium
Ursa Asset Leader Rick Fox from Shell Deepwater and Nathalie Salles of Learning as Leadership present a case study on Rick's leadership teams' experience building one of the largest oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. This is an incredible success story of a project that almost failed before it began and is now one Shell's top producers. Rick and his team were able to bring the project in on time and saved the company millions of dollars in the process. Denton, Texas, May 23-25, 2001 Cost-Call for info. Submitted by: Learning as Leadership, Laura Nuer Contact: Laura Gates mailto:info@learnaslead.com 415-453-5050 Contact: Melanie Bullock UNT 940-565-3096, 940-565-4806. Visit the Web site for further information.

Core Disciplines of Learning Organizations
Three-day introduction to OL for all member communities Nachshonim, Israel, May 23-25, 2001 Submitted by: Peter David Stroh and Marilyn Paul Contact: Vered at Tmurot, Petach Tikva mailto:tmurot@tmurot.com, phone 972 (0)3 9246 246, fax 972 (0)3 9245 245

World Caf
Mexico, June 14 - Free The conversation will be about "Chaordic Organizations", analyzing a real example and how they have succeeded to be that kind of organization. Sponsors: Instituto para la Formacion y Desarrollo Volkswagen, S.C. in Mexico, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla and SoL-Mexico. Venue: Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico, June 14, 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Submitted by SoL Mexico Contact: info@sol-mexico.org. Visit the Web site

Taller de Introduccin al Pensamiento Sistmico
This workshop is for people with none or little experience in systems thinking. It will introduce the participant to the fundamental concepts of systems thinking and the general systems theory. It includes exercises to transmit the essence of the systemic interrelations and the archetypes. Venue: Centro de Capacitacion de San Jeronimo, Mexico City, Mexico, June 2 Cost: $3,000 + IVA mexican pesos Special rates for the SoL Community: $2100 + IVA Contact: mailto:anieto@telecomm.net.mx or mailto:info@sol-mexico.org. Visit the Web site

The 11th Annual Systems Thinking in Action Conference 2001
"Harnessing the Power of Organizational Complexity" The premier international conference in systems thinking and management innovation, offering:

• A unique and integrated learning experience
• Exposure to the most crucial practices for the next-generation workplace
• The best in systems thinking tools and practice
• Stories from working teams within the worlds most respected companies
• Broad exposure to essential organizational competencies
• Many SoL members will be on the program and attending

The Nineteenth International Conference of the System Dynamics Society
Atlanta, Georgia; July 23-27, 2001. Visit the Web site.