Burkecites5principlesattheendofchapter1,heonlyrelatesone(Consequences) totheparadoxofplanned organization change in Chapter 2. Choose one of the others and relate it to the paradox.
Facilitation Skills
As you go through this course, you will become more aware of meetings and processes that involve analyzing data, such as from surveys. Pages 20-28 in the Basic Facilitation Skills document look at various situations and interventions. Have you witnessed any of these situations, and how well were they handled?
Sociotechnical systems
Trist uncovered what is known as sociotechnical systems. He stated that "The work group, rather than the individual jobholder is central." This might be the case working in a coal mine - but what industries do you think it applies to? And what industries would it not?