Future search as a process for promoting change.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Organizational change.; Organizational learning.; Planning -- Methodology.; Social action -- Planning -- Methodology.; Educational change.; Educational innovations.; Education -- Forecasting.
Description: Representing a significant milestone in the development of the related fields of organization development, organizational change and organizational learning over the last century, large group interventions are used by organizations to promote change and learning. Future Search is one such intervention; founded on the principles of having the "whole system in the room" and developing action plans based on "common ground" visions of the future. This research investigates the effectiveness of the Future Search model in promoting change within a Canadian urban public school board. The research suggests that both the design of the Future Search model and the context in which the process takes place exert significant influence on the effectiveness of the process in promoting change. This thesis seeks to enhance the understanding of what makes a Future Search effective by describing the factors at work in this particular case.
Notes: Adviser:  Marilyn Laiken.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 1940.

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