#📓 #🎥 #🟡 # Bob Marshak: Making Sense of Organization Development ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Sep 01, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Nov 25, 2022</small> 🏷️ [[Organization Development MOC|OD]] **Author:** American University School of Public Affairs **Citation:** American University School of Public Affairs. (2013, August 7). *Bob Marshak: Making sense of organization development* [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31XAtMjVkos --- # Summary [[Bob Marshak]] presents a brief overview of the roots and branches of Organization Development. The understanding of change and organization development has evolved over the decades. It's important to understand the context in order to identify and implement the right techniques and interventions effectively. ## Key Takeaways # Notes & Important Ideas - Roots of OD began in 1940s-50s and traced back to [[Kurt Lewin]] 1. **Values:** Democratic, Humanistic, Rational Inquiry 2. **Principles:** [[Field Theory]], [[Small Group Context]] 3. **Methods:** [[Action Research]], [[Unfreeze, Move, Refreeze]] - Lewin's roots were expanded on in the 1970s into a set of values, theories and practices now known as Organization Development - scientific positivism - belief that world was objective and could be studied and measured - social-psychological theories - group dynamics, team-building - organization are open systems, not mechanistic structures - positive view of people and their potential - Maslow - action research and process consultation - consulting to how a system operates - change can be planned and is episodic - all based on democratic values - New branches of OD emerged in 1980s and 90s - social construction - reality is social construct -> appreciative inquirty - large group interventions - organizations are meaning-making systems - participative action inquiry and engagement - change emerges from inquiry, not just what's found - discursive studies - importance of language that shapes reality - change is continuous and self-organizing - chaotic change - expanded values to include focus on social justice - Today OD is a field that draws on both foundational and emerging ideas and practices, mixed in new and innovative ways. ## Connections to Other Materials --- # Personal Reflections & Application [[Where does what I seek to do in OD fit in context of the way of OD since it's roots?]] # Other References