Action Inquiry in Organizational Development

Explore the practice of Action Inquiry in MIS482, focusing on objectives such as integrity, mutuality, and sustainability. Understand the importance of continuous learning, modification of actions, and reflection to achieve competitive advantage. Discover how individuals can develop super-vision and engage in personal and corporate growth by harnessing theory and data for organizing actions. Learn from experiences shared by experts in the field of college education like Ernest Boyer and Marcia Mentkowski. Dive into the fundamentals of First-person activities and creating self-awareness through journaling and reflection.

• Action Inquiry
• Organizational Development
• Competitive Advantage
• College Education
• Continuous Learning

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1. Project 2, Part 2 Action Inquiry MIS482- Action Inquiry 1

2. Action Inquiry Bill Torbert MIS482- Action Inquiry 2

3. Action Inquiry Objective 1 Integrity- Dynamic, continuous inquiry into performance and intention gaps in ourselves MIS482- Action Inquiry 3

4. Action Inquiry Objective 2 Mutuality An open inquiry into the power between parties Develop ways to develop shared visions, shared strategies MIS482- Action Inquiry 4

5. Action Inquiry Objective 3 Sustainability-Transformation towards greater social justice and harmony with the natural environment Think fragile biosphere, Fukushima, need for power MIS482- Action Inquiry 5

6. Why Practice Action Inquiry? Harness theory and data to coordinate organizing actions Result-competitive advantage, both personal and corporate MIS482- Action Inquiry 6

7. Action Inquiry Learn, modify actions, repeat Not a one-time exercise Rather on-going process Productive, self-assessing MIS482- Action Inquiry 7

8. College Experience Also see research by- Ernest Boyer William Perry Marcia Mentkowski Marcia Baxter Magolda Craig Nelson MIS482- Action Inquiry 8

9. Chapter 1-Fundamentals First person activities Listen to developing situation Accomplish priority tasks Revise task if needed Repeat MIS482- Action Inquiry 9

10. Become Aware Create a Journal Reflect Use recurring difficulties, unsatisfactory outcomes MIS482- Action Inquiry 10

11. Develop Super-Vision Four territories of experience Outside Events Own Sensed Performance Action-logics Intentional attention MIS482- Action Inquiry 11

12. Chapter 2-Learning to Speak Second person Framing Advocating Illustrating Inquiring MIS482- Action Inquiry 12

13. Framing Explicitly state purpose of present occasion Avoid problems with implications MIS482- Action Inquiry 13

14. Advocating Explicitly state opinion or strategy Avoid abstract statements MIS482- Action Inquiry 14

15. Illustrating Advocate with a story Orient and motivate others MIS482- Action Inquiry 15

16. Inquiring Avoid rhetorical questions Avoid implied answers Question others to learn something MIS482- Action Inquiry 16

17. Goal Mutuality Seek the truth of others experience Allow self to be questioned MIS482- Action Inquiry 17

18. SpeechExperience Framing-Attention/Intention/Vision Advocating-Strategy/Structure/Goals Illustrating-Behaviors/Operations Inquiring-External World Outcomes MIS482- Action Inquiry 18

19. Chapter 3-Organizing Resources Third person Respond to emergencies or opportunities daily Accomplish typical responsibilities Weeks- 3 months Implement strategic initiatives 3-5 years Align corporate mission & strategy 7-21 years MIS482- Action Inquiry 19

20. Action Inquiry Exercises MIS482- Action Inquiry 20

21. Practice Noticing-Journal 1 Every 60 minutes write down feelings Mental Physical Emotional MIS482- Action Inquiry 21

22. Practice Noticing-Journal 2 During activity transition Feelings on ending activity Feeling on starting new activity MIS482- Action Inquiry 22

23. Practice Noticing-Journal 3 Meal time, bed time Most satisfying moment, why? Least satisfying moment, why? MIS482- Action Inquiry 23

24. Practice Noticing-Journal 4 Meaningful interactions Record feelings MIS482- Action Inquiry 24

25. Practice Naming Integrate into Noticing I feel (felt) _1_when __2__because _3_. 1. What word best describes feeling? 2. What action evoked the feeling? 3. What important thing does event affect? MIS482- Action Inquiry 25

26. Practice Action Inquiry-1 Subject Initial framing Advocacy Illustrating Inquiring MIS482- Action Inquiry 26

27. Practice Action Inquiry-2 Why/why not? Satisfied with plan? Change my stand? Do I need to reframe? Reflection caused change? MIS482- Action Inquiry 27

28. Action Inquiry Goal Transforming power that enhances mutuality. MIS482- Action Inquiry 28