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Aim and Stats
Now in our eighth 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 2007 can be found in this announcement.
OD Stats
For an update on OD statistics, this month's invitation is going out to 3500+ partners in the U.S., as well as fellow inthinking partners in Australia, Austria, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Dubai, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the U.K.. Taken together, these individuals represent over 600 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, GM, IBM, General Electric, NASA, and Philips Electronics. Among this list of invitees, participation in last month's OD conference call with Ralph Mullin included 14 partners from across the US (318 have joined us so far in 10 sessions in 2007, 444 partners joined us throughout 2006, 402 thinking partners joined us throughout 2005).
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Good morning once again the west coast home of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, located in Canoga Park, California, on the western end of the San Fernando Valley.
As the year comes to a close, with celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, not to mention New Year's Day, and possibly a record-tying season for the New England Patriots, it's time to come
together for a few hours of "thinking
together."
This month's
Ongoing Discussion is scheduled for
Thursday, December 13th and Friday, December 14th,
from 12-2pm Pacific Time on both days.
Information on this month's Thought Leader follows below.
Click here for the PARTICIPANT SURVEY
for this month's OD and to receive the
conference call information once you complete the survey.
Cheers...
Bill Bellows
Associate Technical Fellow and Lead
Enterprise Thinking Network
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Canoga Park, California
william.bellows@pwr.utc.com
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Welcome First Timers
Your names have been added to this announcement list by virtue of your attendance in our series of Thinking Roadmap seminars, workshops, and overviews within Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, or attendance at the annual In2:InThinking Network Forum, or through a personal request, from you or a friend. Welcome to our thinking networks.
Click either link below to send me the name(s) and email address(es) of anyone you would like to have added to this mailing list, or let me know if you would like to be removed. Thanks!!!
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Thought Leader - Steve Haines
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Enterprise Thinking Network welcomes Steve Haines to lead our last Ongoing Discussion of 2007 (and our 96th since January 2000) on December 13th and 14th.
As we approach the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, many of us find ourselves making time for reflection and critical examination of the year just past. Of course, reflection is a valuable practice and we are wise to slow down from time to time to consider where we've been and to examine our intentions for the future. At the same time, it's also important to maintain our energy at a high level and to be alert to what is actually or may soon be emerging in our lives and in the world.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Enterprise Thinking Network is therefore pleased to introduce and welcome a new member to our thinking network efforts, Stephen Haines, as our December Thought Leader. Steve is a CEO, entrepreneur, and strategist. He's a facilitator and systems thinker and founder of the Haines Centre for Strategic Management, where he serves as CEO. The Centre has global partners and offices in over 20 countries. Steve is also a distinguished author and is internationally recognized as a leader in Strategic Management, powered by Systems Thinking and The Systems Thinking Approach®.
Steve has offered two Thought Pieces for your consideration this month - Systems Thinking: The Winning Formula and Becoming a Strategic Thinker on a Daily Basis. In his work, he brings together the practice of strategic thinking and the principles of systems thinking. These Thought Pieces present a vigorous synthesis of several different ways of thinking, what we in our network might call a system of thinking. As you familiarize yourself with this synthesis and the implications for businesses and other organizations, take the perspective of an InThinker;
- What does strategic thinking mean in a Red Pen Company (or organization)?
- To what extent might a Red Pen Company utilize systems thinking?
- Is systems thinking essential to become a Blue Pen Company?
- Is systems thinking exactly what we need all the time? That is, does one size fit all?
- What does systems thinking mean to you, in your professional context?
- What is the difference between systems thinking and a thinking system?
We anticipate an energetic and provocative conversation this month. Let's finish 2007 with spirit and good will, and high expectations for 2008.
Steve has an M.S.A. in Organization Behavior with a minor in financial management from George Washington University. He has also completed his course work requirements and dissertation for an Ed.D. in Management. He has over 30 years of executive experience leading planning, leadership, and change efforts in the U.S. and globally. Steve is a U.S. Naval Academy engineering graduate with the "Legendary Leadership Class of 1968". He flew Navy jets and was a shipboard officer in the U.S. Navy as well. He was also Executive Vice President at Imperial Corporation of America, Senior Vice President of Freddie Mac, and a member of eight top management teams in his career. He appears frequently as a keynote speaker and is the author of over 16 books.
Contact Steve Haines by email with feedback on his Thought Pieces.
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OD Details
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 - Thursday, December 13th - 12:00-1:00pm
2 - Thursday, December 13th- 1:00-2:00pm
3 - Friday, December 14th - 12:00-1:00pm
4 - Friday, December 14th - 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: Farewells and Close
Please reply to this note by noon Pacific Time on
Wednesday, December 12th to confirm your plans to
participate in one (or more) of these
options. If you do plan to attend, please
complete the OD PARTICIPATION SURVEY by using
the link below...
PARTICIPANT SURVEY
Those of you connecting in Canoga Park can
join in from conference rooms 205 and 206 in
building
1 at Canoga. Telecon lines (including
a pass code and a security code) have been
arranged
for those who cannot join us at Canoga and
are provided upon completion of the participant
survey.
As always, please forward this announcement
to anyone we missed who would also like to
participate.
Regards...
Bill
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Future OD Dates
Mark your calendars - future Ongoing Discussion
sessions will be held on the following dates,
from 12-1pm and 1-2pm Pacific Time.
Month, Dates and Thought Leader
January 24-25, Russell Ackoff
February 28-29, Sheldon Rovin
March 27-28, Bob Dickman & Richard Maxwell
April 24-25, Ariane David
May 29-30, Tom Johnson
June 26-27, Cyndi Laurin & Craig Morningstar
Follow this link to find our current list of Thought Leaders for all of 2008, as well as announcement for previous Thought Leaders.
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Systems Thinking Newsletter
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 December 2002 through November 2007, 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 Roadmap Seminars and Workshops
The following in-house "Thinking Roadmap" seminars and workshops are open to
employees of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, as well as suppliers, customers,
family members, and "Members of the Community." "Members
of the community" are individuals who are involved full or part time, or in a
volunteer capacity, in community related work.
This schedules below include the next available offerings for the listed seminars in Canoga Park, California.
Contact
Bill Bellows to request additonal information.
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Enterprise Thinking
 Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend
Format - two 4.5-hour sessions over two days, offered as an in-person event
Presented by: Bill Bellows
Schedule for Enterprise Thinking classes in Canoga Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class #CP-569
Part 1 - 13-Dec-07 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 14-Dec-07 - 7:00-11:30am
Class #CP-571
Part 1 - 17-Jan-08 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 18-Jan-08 - 7:00-11:30am
Class #CP-573
Part 1 - 28-Feb-08 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 29-Feb-08 - 7:00-11:30am
Register to attend Enterprise Thinking
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Six Thinking Hats
 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.
Format - one 8-hour session, offered as an in-person event
Presented by: Tim Higgins
Schedule for Six Thinking Hats classes in Canoga Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class #CP-52
22-Jan-08 - 8:00 - 5:00pm
Register to attend Six Thinking Hats
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Managing Variation as a System
 Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend.
Pre-requisite - there are NO pre-requisites.
Format - three 3-hour sessions over three
days, offered as an in-person event
Presented by: Joe Onstott
Schedule for Managing Variation as a System
classes in Canoga Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne
New Dates TBD
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Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making
 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.
Format - three 7-hour sessions over three weeks, offered as an in-person event
Presented by: Tim Higgins
Suggestion: If you are unable to attend all three sessions in a given monthly series, we encourage you to attend the first session and then attend the second and third in any order during a future monthly series.
Schedule for Kepner-Tregoe classes in Canoga Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
New Dates TBD
Register to receive an announcement for the first Kepner-Tregoe seminar in 2008
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The New Economics Study Session
Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend.
Pre-requisite - there are NO pre-requisites.
Format - seven 2-hour sessions over three
weeks, offered as a teleconference event
Presented by: Tim Higgins
Schedule for The New Economics Study
Session
classes in Canoga Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne
Register to receive an announcement for the first TNE Study Session in 2008
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