What the Bleep Happened To Leadership?
Leading Through (Rather than Reacting to) Chaos
Led by Royce Holladay and Kristine Quade.
Join them on June 3-4, 2008
for two days guaranteed to shift your perspective about leadership!
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A New Offering from Human Systems Dynamics
Current concepts of leadership promise to bring
normalcy, predictability, and certainty.
They don’t!
Leaders are searching for new ways to succeed
in a complex, chaotic work environment.
Therefore…
This two-day workshop.
When? June 3 & 4, 2008
8 am – 5 pm each day
Where? The Retreat Center
Wayzata, MN
Cost? $525 (Cost includes breakfast, lunch, breaks and all materials)
What’s in it for you? After completing this session, you will...
² look at raw data, scan for connections and quickly see patterns you can utilize to directly impact your organization.
² formulate Simple Rules to guide complex actions.
² combine decisions and actions as a coherent synergy.
² guide your people to higher levels of effectiveness, success, and accomplishment.
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Kristine Quade and Royce Holladay are authors of a new set of principles that provide a way for you to extend the success of your organization. With combined experience of over 40 years, they have worked in public and private organizations; nationally and internationally; in large groups and small.
Their clients include multinational organizations such as: 3M, Aveda, Liz Claiborne, Boeing, Best Buy, ABSA Bank of South Africa, Department of Education for the States of Minnesota and Louisiana , Northwest Airlines, West Publishing, , Knight- Ridder Publications, University of Illinois Cancer Center, Canadian Red Cross, Caribou Coffee, Seventh American Forest Congress, American Express, Northern States Power, GMAC-RFC, St Paul Companies, Self-Help Queensland Australia, SWIFT, Aluwe International Zambia and Kenya; government agencies such as the Department of Human Services for the State of Minnesota and Hennepin County, and the Louisiana State Department of Education; and public schools in Minneapolis (MN), Everett (WA), Wake County (NC) and Saddleback (CA).
They have worked in Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, South Africa, Belgium, Germany, China India, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, India, United Kingdom, France, and Czech Republic.
Their publications include five books, a CD workbook, and 10 articles. They teach at Masters- and Doctoral-level programs in the US and internationally and have presented at state, national and international conferences including a keynote address. They are instructors in the Human Systems Dynamics Professional Certification Program.
Grounded in the vortex of the new applications of chaos theory and complexity sciences, their approach transforms formal and scientific ideas into actionable, concise applications for today’s leader. This workshop brings together their experience and deep understanding of complex systems to provide you with understanding and skills to bring about real transformation in your organization.
To register for this class, contact Kristine Quade at KrisQuade@aol.com.
Following is information about the 2008 HSDG (Human Systems Dynamics Group) led by Kristine Quade, Royce Holladay and Mary Nations, regarding the upcoming session in September. Please consider joining them for this incredible weekend!
Human System Dynamics Group:
What the Bleep Do We Know About
Self-Organizing in Groups?
THE NEW OFFERING
We are at the edge of new learning! Pioneering new theory now lies at the intersection of the sciences (complexity theory, complex adaptive systems, mathematics, life sciences, biology) and behavioral sciences (Organization Development, change management, psychology, anthropology, social science, cognitive sciences, social networks). This intersection is known as Human Systems Dynamics, and is a different way of viewing self-organizing structures that demand different relationships within groups.
Combining unique metaphors, methods, tools, and models, this experiential lab will help leaders, change agents, and management consultants understand, work with, and lead through rather than react to the chaos that we experience on a daily basis.
You are invited to participate in a Human Systems Dynamics Group (HSDG) that will give you a more flexible, adaptable, and coherent approach to working at a systems level by identifying:
· attracting patterns that are easy to spot once we know what they look like;
· subtle influencing approaches which are easily learned and taught to others;
· adaptive approaches which are influential and lasting;
· critical points of interception that can change trajectory rather than relying on control mechanisms for control in your organization, group or with individual direction.
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID
'In the emerging field of self-organizing systems, there is no better way to learn but to see it first hand and to experience the self-organization process. It was truly an exceptional few days and added more to my knowledge of self-organizing systems than anything else I've experienced.'
-Don Gilman
'Understanding group dynamics is the basis of effective leadership, team building, and organizational development. This workshop gave me deep insight into what drives groups and what constrains them. I had ideas about how groups work, and this was a place to check out those ideas. Working with the other attendees, I experienced an intimate learning environment. '
- Mindy Meyer
'I have been a student of complexity and emergent nonlinear dynamics for several years and knew of Human Systems Dynamics (HSD) but had not seen it in practice. Consequently, I welcomed the opportunity to attend a workshop which exposed me to the workings of one of the HSD Institute's central models, the Container-Difference-Exchange (CDE) model. The workshop was excellent. The CDE model is a highly workable tool for OD practitioners and others engaged in organizational change. It not only provides a clear depiction of group behaviors but explains them and shows how behaviors can be influenced and changes produced from within the groups themselves. This is an extraordinarily valuable tool both well grounded in theory and highly useful in practice.'
- Michael McElwee, Ph.D, M.B.A.
'I count it as one of the most significant learning experiences I have had in my lifetime. I can guarantee that you will leave with a deeper understanding of yourself and others through a dynamic group interaction process. You get to deepen your thinking about complex adaptive systems and self organizing systems. If you have been wondering if you should attend, I would highly suggest it. I can't say enough about the learning and the facilitators. It was TERRIFIC!!!!'
- JimRoussin
September 25, 2008 beginning at 1:00pm through
September 28, 2008 finishing at 1:00pm
(Thurs – Sun)
YOU WILL LEARN TO:
Understand group dynamics as a representation of a complex adaptive system.
- Understand the Landscape Diagram, based on the work of Ralph Stacy, as a means of determining the evolution of patterns.
- Learn to use the Eoyang CDE Model as a multi-dimensional influencing tool for shifting the self-organizing process.
- Learn and practice Percept concepts and language, as developed by John and Joyce Weir, in order to understand the function and power of individual feedback loops.
- Identify patterns that emerge during self-organizing that bind or release the creative process.
- Learn to create transcendent simple rules that act as conscious guideposts for adaptive action.
Other helpful models and tools may be introduced as the group members co-create their learning goals.
THIS SESSION IS FOR YOU:
· If you are an early adopter of cutting edge theory and practice
· If you search for innovative ways of understanding and influencing group dynamics
· If you want to place yourself in creative learning tension with all that you have learned and practiced before.
· If you lead others or have a consulting practice and long for a simpler, more robust means of practice.
· If you influence peers, colleagues, leaders, followers or your community
· If you want to learn more about applications using complexity and chaos theory
A SHORT MESSAGE FROM US:
With globalization, we have experienced more discontinuity in the world and organizations are longing for skills that keep them fleet of foot, adaptable, and flexible. It is apparent that the approach to organizational and group dynamics needs to be more robust. We found multiple solutions in Human Systems Dynamics as an intersection between hard science and behavioral science which has provided us with a new understanding and language for what is happening in human-guided systems. We continue to be amazed at the applicability and power of this new theory and practice. Our goal is to help others to be powerful influencers within their system.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
Kristine Quade is an independent consultant and combines her background as an attorney with a Master's degree in Organizational Development from Pepperdine University with her 20 years of practical experience. She has always been an early adaptor of approaches that help organizations to be more robust. Recognized as the 1996 Minnesota Organization Development Practitioner of the Year, Kristine teaches in six international OD programs. Along with others she has self-published The Essential Handbook: Behind the Scenes of Large Group Event in 1996 and co-authored The Conscious Consultant: Mastering Change from the Inside Out (2002). Her third book is entitled Organization Development at Work: Conversations on the Values, Applications, and Future of OD with Margaret Wheatley and Robert Tannenbaum (2003). Kristine has worked in Asia, Middle East, Africa, North America, Far East and Europe . She can be reached at KrisQuade@aol.com.
Royce Holladay is an educator, consultant, and internal change leader with over 25 years of experience in supporting groups of all sizes as they work together toward common goals. Over the past 10 years, Royce has worked in the field of Human Systems Dynamics, inquiring and clarifying at the theory level, and extending her learning as she has applied those principles in government, public education, business, and non-profit settings. One of her strengths as a researcher and practitioner is her ability to take complex ideas and present them in simple and understandable ways through words and graphics. She was a contributing author for Voices from the Field: An Introduction to Human Systems Dynamics, published HSD @ Work: FAQ's about Human Systems Dynamics through the HSD Institute Press, and self-published Legacy: A Sustainability Model for Complex Systems, a CD-based workbook. She served for three years as the newsletter editor for the Human Systems Dynamics Institute, where she has served as the Director of The Network since the its launch in 2003. As a certified Human Systems Dynamics Professional, Royce brings a depth of knowledge, experience, and insights to the team. She can be reached at rholladay@hsdinstitute.org.
Mary Nations brings over 20 years of expertise in partnering with groups to establish and enhance effective connections between people, working as a leader, manager, consultant, and coach. Her recent work includes managing culture change programs and collaborating on an internet-based radio show (www.diversitymatters.info) that features a broad range of diversity and inclusion topics. Mary excels in helping individuals and teams adapt and stay productive in a changing environment. With a commitment to ongoing learning, Mary has earned a Master of Science in Organization Development from American University/NTL Institute, a Business Coaching Certificate from the University of North Carolina , and a Diversity Practitioner Certificate via the NTL Institute. She is also trained in Dialogue Education, and is certified as a Human Systems Dynamics Professional via the HSD Institute. She is active in organizing and hosting learning sessions for the Triangle Organization Development Network in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, and volunteers with several local nonprofits. She can be reached at mary.nations@gmail.com.
Logistics:
September 25, 2008, 1:00 pm through
September 28, 2008, 1:00pm (Thurs – Sun)
Where: Wayzata, Minnesota—just 20 minutes from the airport. In the beautiful wooded retreat site, each person will have their individual bedroom and wash basin with shared bathrooms.
Cost: The amazingly low price of $895 which includes room and all food skillfully prepared by an on-site chef for the 3.5 days.
Registration: This lab, limited to 15 participants, is filling up, so register early by contacting Kristine Quade at KrisQuade@aol.com
Material References:
Facilitating Organization Change, Olson and Eoyang, 2001.
The Conscious Consultant, Quade and Brown 2001
Coping with Chaos, Eoyang 1997
Managing the Unknowable, Stacy 1992
