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The arts and change: creative frames for organizations
OSR annual conference
OSR Annual Conference
June 19, 2010
The Arts and Change
Creative Frames for Organizations
Conference Workshop Descriptions
Morning- Session A
Art and Leadership: Strategies of Change through Social Artistry
Skye Burn and Doug Banner, The Flow Project
Learn about art-based social change initiatives (For example, The Flow Project, Bearing Exquisite Witness, and Reflections of Generosity), and how the principles of art can be applied in creating thriving systems, organizations, and institutions that operate in a life-affirming mode.
Casting a Great Team: Using An Artistic Process for Selecting the Right Staff, Board and Volunteers
Kevin Maifeld, Seattle University, Director & Professor, Arts Leadership
Using the metaphor of casting a play, this workshop will bring participants to an understanding of the importance of matching the right person to the right part in the organization. Successful theatrical productions result from the creation of a talented artistic team of a director, designers, and performers. This process can inform and guide the way in which organizations recruit, train and retain talented staff, board members and volunteers.
Harness Ritual for Effective Organizational Change
Andrea Ramage, CH2M HILL, a Global Consulting Engineering & Project Delivery Company
This workshop introduces ritual as an uncommon but powerful tool for creating vibrant human communities in the workplace. Participants will explore the meaning of “ritual”, then experience up to 3 rituals appropriately designed for typical organizational change scenarios. We will explore how rituals can be used to create environments where workers can express passions and emotions and skillfully meet human needs for connection, contribution, appreciation, and respect.
Using Art in Organizational Change Made Easy
Rose Yu and Renée Smith Nyberg, Organizational Development Specialists, University of Washington
Participants experience a method for accessing perceptions and increasing creative collaboration on teams. Through this exploration participants develop confidence in using “found art” to reframe current issues, encourage meaningful discussions, and tackle difficult problems with renewed energy and insight.
Stories That Lead
Doug Nathan, OSR alumni, Managing Partner of conflict matters
This experiential workshop explores how the past and future inform the stories we construct that help us find meaning, inspire others, and achieve results. In his book Theory U, Otto Sharmer describes our “blind spot” and likens it to the moment an artist stands before a blank canvas—a moment full of potential, the origin of our attention and intention. If we can manage the fear of unknowing that fills that moment, we can raise our awareness to what needs to happen and shape that promise into meaningful stories that can inspire action in our organizations and beyond.
Find Your Voice: Learn to lead through choral singing
Melissa Thirloway and Jeff Thirloway, Founders MGThirloway & Associates
Experience firsthand the body/mind/spirit requirements of choral singing that are the building blocks for continual improvement and sustaining change. These building blocks include how to connect with an audience effectively and what it means to develop a meaningful plan and message for collaboration and transformation.
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