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Aim and Stats
Aim
Now in our seventh year of
operation, the aim of
the "OD" sessions is to continue to foster an
appreciation of Enterprise Thinking, as well as inthinking,
within an emerging thinking network that is
developing inside Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and
beyond. Dates for future "OD" sessions along with
additional "thinking" opportunities for 2006 can be
found in this announcement.
OD Stats
Last month's
invitation was sent to 3151 inthinking
partners. With the addition of 46 inthinking partners,
this month's invitation is going out to 3197 partners
in the U.S., as well as fellow inthinking partners in
Australia, Austria, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Brazil,
Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Iran,
Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands,
Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South
Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K.. Taken
together, these individuals represent over 440
organizations in this list of nations, from elementary
schools and senior high schools to colleges and
universities, from one-person consulting firms to
United Technologies, IBM, General Electric, NASA,
and Philips Electronics. Among this list of invitees,
participation in last month's conference call with
Hank Milewski included 40 partners from across the
US and England as well. Added to 134 partners for
our sessions through March, 174 partners have joined
in so far this year (402 thinking partners joined us
throughout 2005). Yes, the diffusion process
continuuues...
In2:IN
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Good morning from Canoga Park, California, home of
United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.
With the passing of May Day and Cinco de Mayo, plus
the coming of "Frog Jumping Jubilee Day" (today, Jim
W), it's time to come together for a few hours of
"thinking together." This month's Ongoing
Discussion is scheduled for next Wednesday and
Friday, May 24th and 26th, from 12-2pm Pacific Time.
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| Welcome First Timers |
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Your names have been added by virtue of your
attendance in our series of Thinking Roadmap
seminars and overviews, or attendance at the annual
In2:InThinking Network Forum, or through a personal
request, from you or a friend. Welcome to our
thinking network.
Click the link below to send me The name and email
address of anyone you would like to have added to
the mailing list, or let me know if you would like
to be
removed.
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Contact Bill |
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May 2006 OD - Surviving the Fittest: New Lessons on Competition from Mother Nature
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Please join us for this month?s Ongoing Discussion
featuring Joel Barker. For those who may not know,
Joel Barker was the first person to popularize the
concept of paradigm shifts for the
corporate world. He discovered that the concept of
paradigms, which at that time was sequestered
within the scientific discussion, could explain
revolutionary change in all areas of human
endeavor. By 1985, he had built the case and
corporations and nations were seeking his advice.
In 1986, he released his first videotape, Discovering the Future: The Business of
Paradigms, which many of us have seen. By
1988, it was the best selling business video in
history. In 2001, he updated this film to
include contemporary examples and a shortened
version. In 1990, he released his second video, The Power of Vision. This became his
second best seller and has also been translated into
more than a dozen languages. His book on
paradigms, Future Edge, published in
1992, was listed as one of the most influential
business books of that year by the prestigious Library
Journal.
In this month's discussion, Joel will share his ideas
about new lessons in competition that we can learn
from natural systems. Please read his Thought Piece
titled "Surviving
the Fittest: New Lessons on Competition from Mother
Nature". Joel has examined data from research
on survival of organisms when their environment
changes, and compares some of the researchers
conclusions to what we see in the business world.
This should be a stimulating discussion, given many
people's interests in ecology and our changing
environment, evolution and natural selection as a
metaphor often invoked by business organizations,
and the risks of comparing the behavior of natural
systems to human organizations and systems.
Here are some questions you may wish to consider in
preparation for the conversation:
- What operational definitions do we need for this
discussion? What is meant by "fitness" in a Red Pen
Company? In a Blue Pen Company? What are examples of cooperation in ecological
or natural systems?
- What other authors might be useful to consult
on this topic? For example, Fritjof Capra has written
extensively on living systems.
Joel Barker has worked with organizations, both for
profit and not for profit, all over the world as
well as
with nations, including Singapore, Venezuela,
Canada, Mexico and Peru. His honors include an
honorary Doctorate in Visionary Leadership from St.
Mary's University and the Excellence in Education
Award given to him by the international education
association, Pi Lambda Theta for his part in
supporting educational innovation. Formerly director
of the Futures Studies Department of the Science
Museum of Minnesota from 1974 to 1978, Joel has
spoken to more than 1 million people around the
world and his films have been seen by more than 250
million people.
If you are unable to join us, or would like to
reconnect with Joel after the OD sessions, you are
invited to contact him by email by clicking the link
below.
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| OD Details |
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Please join us for one or all of the hours of this
month's OD. As always, you are invited to
participate for as long, or as short, as you can in one
or both of these sessions...
Option Time (Pacific Time)
1 - Wednesday, May 24th 12:00-1:00pm
2 - Wednesday, May 24th 1:00-2:00pm
3 - Friday, May 26th 12:00-1:00pm
4 - Friday, May 26th 1:00-2:00pm
The agenda for each option will be:
Timing Topic
Opening 10 minutes Call in &
Introductions
Next 45 minutes Ongoing Discussion
Last 5 minutes Close
Please reply to this note by 5pm Pacific Time on
Tuesday, May 23rd to confirm your plans to
participate in one (or more) of these options by
clicking "sign-up" below. If you do plan to attend,
please SPECIFY your option selection.
Those of you connecting in Canoga Park can join in
from conference rooms 205 and 206 in building 1 at
Canoga. Telecon lines have been arranged for those
who cannot join us at Canoga...
Inside & outside of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
866-285-7784
Pass code: 9823774
Note: if you have trouble connecting during the
telecon, contact Tim Higgins at 818-586-1932 (or
1936).
Please forward this announcement to anyone we
missed who would also like to participate.
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| Future OD Dates |
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Mark your calendars - future Ongoing Discussion
sessions will be held on the following dates, from
12-1pm and 1-2pm Pacific Time
Month and Dates
June 29 30
July 27 28
August 24 25 (or August 31 and
September 1)
September 28 29
October 19 20 (or 26 and 27)
November 16 17 (or 20 and 21)
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| Systems Thinking Newsletter |
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Now available online for Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne employees...
The
Systems Thinker is an electronic newsletter
made available monthly (on a subscription basis) by
Pegasus
Communications. Each issue provides articles
and case studies on systems thinking concepts and
is available only electronically (as a .pdf file).
Tools
and techniques for use in the Learning Organization
are regularly included in this valuable publication.
Featured authors include thought leaders and
consultants well known in organizational learning and
change management circles.
The current edition of the SYSTEMS THINKER, as well
as archived issues from February 2003 through May
2006, is available for reading and printing by Pratt &
Whitney Rocketdyne employees here.
Network friends outside of Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne can learn more about this newsletter
AND read a variety of sample issues and articles online. Individual and site licenses are available.
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| Thinking Opportunities |
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Inside Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR):
Thinking Roadmap Workshops
The following in-house "Thinking Roadmap"
workshops are open to Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
employees, suppliers, customers, family members,
and "Members of the community." You can sign up
for any of the workshops by clicking the "Sign-Up"
link listed after each workshop.
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| Enterprise Thinking Workshop |
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Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend.
Pre-requisite - there are NO pre-requisites.
Schedule for Enterprise Thinking classes in Canoga
Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class # CP-523
Part 1 - 29-Jun-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 30-Jun-06 - 7:00-11:30am
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Sign-Up for Enterprise Thinking |
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| Six Thinking Hats |
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Registration Fee - $165, charged back to
participant's department for PWR employees and paid
by check for "Members of the community."
Pre-requisite - attended Enterprise Thinking within
the past 12 to 14 months.
Schedule for Six Thinking Hats classes in Canoga
Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class # CP-43
22-May-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
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Sign-up for Six Hats |
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| Lateral Thinking |
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Registration Fee - $130, charged back to
participant's department for PWR employees and paid
by check for "Members of the community."
Pre-requisite - attended Enterprise Thinking within
the past 12 to 14 months.
Schedule for Lateral Thinking classes in Canoga Park,
CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class #CP-43
Part 1 - 24-Jul-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
Part 2 - 31-Jul-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
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Sign-up for Lateral Thinking |
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| Managing Variation as a System |
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Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend.
Pre-requisite - there are NO pre-requisites.
Schedule for Managing Variation as a System classes
in Canoga Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class # CP-85
Part 1 - 6-Jun-06 - 8:00-11:00am
Part 2 - 7-Jun-06- 8:00-11:00am
Part 3 - 9-Jun-06- 8:00-11:00am
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Sign-Up for Managing Variation |
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| Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making |
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Registration Fee - $330, charged back to
participant's department for PWR employees and paid
by check for "Members of the community."
Pre-requisite - attended Enterprise Thinking within
the past 12 to 14 months.
Schedule for Kepner-Tregoe classes in Canoga Park,
CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class # CP-85
Part 1 - 15-Aug-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
Part 2 - 22-Aug-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
Part 3 - 29-Aug-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
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