MGT 423 Module 2 Complete TUI
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MGT 423 Module 2 Large Group Interventions
MGT 423 Module 2 Discussion
Discussion: Gurus of Large Group Interventions
Discussion Topic
Sandra Janoff and Marvin Weisbord are the original
developers of the Future Search method and are the founders of the Future
Search Network. Corporations pay a lot of money for their services, but
fortunately they have a few videos up on YouTube so you can get a taste of what
kind of material they go through when giving a seminar. Find some videos from
one or both of them and share the link to the video that you find the most
useful.
Harrison Owen is the developer of Open Space Technology.
He also has a few videos up on YouTube as well. Take a look at some of his
videos and share the link to one that you found to be the most useful.
Answer the following questions concerning the videos on
Future Search and Open Space:
- Did the videos help you understand any of the concepts from the background
readings? Be specific as to what concepts were covered in the videos that
were also covered in the readings.
- Was the video well organized and presented? Based on
the video, are you surprised that Weisbord, Janoff, and Owen are
successful consultants?
MGT 423 Module 2 Case
Case Assignment
First and foremost, remember to go very carefully through
all of the required materials before starting this assignment. There are two
short articles, plus two in-depth book chapters to go through. There are also
some optional readings in the background materials that you can use for your
paper. It is important to make sure you understand the ins and outs of Open
Space Technology and Future Search before starting on this assignment, so make
sure to go through the readings carefully before you start on this paper .
For this assignment, you will be going through four
scenarios. For each scenario, cite at least two of the readings from the
background readings to support your answer. You need to cite at least four of
the readings total for your paper—these can include both required and optional
readings listed in the background materials. Your paper should be 4–5 pages in
length:
- Suppose you win the lottery. Not sure what to do with all of your
money, on an impulse you decide to buy a local college as you want to make
a positive impact in your community. However, you soon find yourself a bit
over your head as all day you have employees or students coming to your
office with all kinds of advice, suggestions for changes that should be
made, complaints, etc. Never having run a college before, you are a bit
confused about how to deal with all of this input and you don’t really
have a good idea about what to focus on. The college has about 300
employees and 800 students and want to find a way to get some more
organized input and creative ideas for improving the college. Should you
use Open Space Technology, Future Search, or neither? Explain your
reasoning and justify your answer using at least two of the readings from
the background materials.
- A video game company starts out with five undergraduate students
living in a dorm, but rapidly grows within three years to around 50
employees and $10 million a year in annual revenues. While the company is
still expected rapid growth, there is still sharp tension between the very
young video game designers and the older and more experienced executives
who run the finance and marketing departments. In particular, the younger
employees strive to develop new video games that are unique and much
different than any other games available. However, the more experienced
executives wish to take a more conservative route and come out with games
that are similar to popular games produced by their competitors. The five
founding partners are not sure which of these two directions to take and wish
to receive input from all of their employees through some type of formal
process. Should the CEO use Open Space Technology, Future Search, or
neither? Explain your reasoning and justify your answer using at least two
of the readings from the background materials.
- An insurance company has most of its employees in three different
departments – sales, accounting, and information technology. The CEO is
always receiving input from the sales department, as most of the
salesforce is very outgoing and they don’t hesitate to give their opinions
or make requests. On the other hand, employees in accounting and
information technology tend to be quiet and shy and rarely speak up. The
CEO notices that there is considerably higher turnover in the accounting
and information technology departments, and thus becomes concerned that
perhaps employees in these departments are leaving because they are
dissatisfied with decisions the CEO has made or because they feel the
salesforce is overly favored. There are about 50 employees in each
department. The CEO wishes to find a process by which a wider range of
employee input can be obtained. Should the CEO use Open Space Technology,
Future Search, or neither? Explain your reasoning and justify your answer
using at least two of the readings from the background materials.
- A CEO initiates an Open Space Technology conference.
At the start of the conference, the CEO provides a list of topics he wants
covered and also gives his opinion on what kind of outcomes he wants from
the conference. He also makes attendance at the conference mandatory. When
the conference starts, participants all volunteer to give sessions on the
topics proposed by the CEO. A few participants propose to give sessions on
other topics not mentioned by the CEO, but very few employees come to
these sessions and instead go to the sessions covering topics suggested by
the CEO. At the end of the conference, the CEO is presented with a
carefully worded summary of the conference and given conclusions that the
CEO wanted to hear. However, after the conference ends and employees go
back to work they are very slow at implementing the recommendations from
the conference. What do you think went wrong? Which major principles or
concepts of Open Space Technology do you think the CEO violated? Explain
your reasoning, and cite Leith (1996) and at least one other source on
Open Space Technology to support your answer.
MGT 423 Module 2 SLP
For this assignment, continue to write about the current
organization you work for or one that you worked for in the past. Before
writing this paper, make sure to thoroughly review the background readings.
Think carefully about how Open Space Technology and Future Search could be used
at your organization. Then write a 3-page paper addressing the following
questions. Make sure to cite at least three of the required readings in your
paper:
- What issue facing your organization would be most appropriately
addressed using Future Search? Explain the issue and why Future Search
could effectively address this issue.
- If you organized a Future Search Conference to address the issue
identified in Question 1 above, who would you include in the initial
planning before the conference? Who you invite to the conference? How many
people would you invite, and why? Any other specifics planning details
that you would address to ensure the success of the conference?
- What issue facing your organization would be most appropriately
addressed using Open Space Technology? This should be a different issue
than the one you discussion in Question 1. Explain the issue and why Open
Space Technology could effectively address this issue.
- If you organized an Open Space Technology Event to
address the issue identified in Question 3 above, who would you include in
the initial planning before the conference? Who you invite to the
conference? How many total people would you invite, and why? Any other
specifics planning details that you would address to ensure the success of
the event?

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