Developing Vision and Strategy Using an Appreciative Inquiry
The development of vision and strategic action planning in organizations has too often been primarily a top-down process, the results often being lack of buy-in, loss of innovation, and failure to implement. Appreciative Inquiry is a radically positive organizational philosophy that, when applied in a whole-systems approach, can transform organizations. It identifies current strengths as the positive core on which to build, brainstorms all the possibilities of what the organization could become at its best, designs what the organization will become, and moves the organization forward in making the new vision become its reality. This workshop will take participants through the design of the overall strategic planning process, and will provide hands-on experiences in applying Appreciative Inquiry in the context of their own organizations. Extensive examples of the overall process, and each step in the process, will be presented from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, where this process has been used extensively at Faculty, departmental and program levels.
Keywords:
Appreciative Inquiry, Strategy, Whole-Systems, Change, Innovation
Stream:
Change
Presentation Type:
60 minute Workshop Presentation in English
Paper:
Developing Vision and Strategy Using an Appreciative Inquiry
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Dr. Ken Zakariasen
Associate Dean and Chair, Professor, Department of Dentistry
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
CANADA
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Dr. Ken Zakariasen, Associate Dean, Professor and Chair of the Department of Dentistry, and Adjunct Professor, Health Policy and Management at the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, has been an educator, researcher and academic administrator at five universities, including dean roles in four different Faculties. He was also Executive Director of two professional organizations, and was for many years the Editor-in-Chief of Mosby’s Year Book of Dentistry. He received his BA, DDS, MS, and PhD degrees from the University of Minnesota, his Certificate from the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business, and his Master of Science Degree in Organization Development and Analysis from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He specializes in strategy development, organizational transformation through innovative whole systems approaches, executive leadership team development and enhancement of organizational effectiveness, and consults widely in organizations. When not enthusing about the wonders of the " human equation ", he can be found engrossed in family activities, practicing kickboxing and related martial arts, at the gym or pool, covering long distances on his favorite motorcycle or creating more work for himself through landscape design and construction.
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