The SOLAR Centre invites you to join a pioneering programme:-
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MOVING FROM RHETORIC TO REALITY:
ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING & REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
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(Plenaries & Mid-plenaries, November 1996-May 1997)
THE RHETORIC - most change management philosophies operate as if all
organisational life follows predictable patterns determined by profits
and hierarchical structures.
THE REALITY - organisations working in the service of the public are complex and
multi-layered and do not benefit from 'quick fix' solutions which undermine the
goodwill and commitment of those on whom achievement depends.
DONALD SCHON, MIT, supported by experts in organisational change, will be
working with 60 individuals from voluntary and public sector organisations
including health, HE/FE, local government, the police, social services,
the community, and consultants working in these areas in an ACTION BASED
COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY, the outcomes of which will be captured in a
publication acknowledging all participants.
Bookings must be received by 20th October 1996. (See below for details)
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The SOLAR Centre . . .
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. . . is a new action research and development centre committed to working with
people working in the service of the public. All work at SOLAR will be clearly
grounded in the complexities which practitioners face in the social and
organisational systems where they are seeking to effect change.
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The SOLAR Centre . . .
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. . . seeks to generate new forms of partnership and boundary
crossing. One major aim is to develop research which is done *with* rather than
*on* people. For example, there is a need for emancipatory approaches to
*learning* and *unlearning* across individual, group, professional and
organisational levels. Initiatives at the Centre include:
* Development programmes
* Post-graduate action research
* Action-based collaborative inquiry.
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