Description
During Week 6 your assignment is to develop an initial proposal for your own action learning change project that you will seek to initiate and implement during the remainder of the semester. Your project should meet the AL criteria: it should be a “problem, project or challenge, the resolution of which is of high importance” to you, your work group or your organization. The problem, project or challenge you select should be one that you have the power to take action on or reason to believe that your recommendations would be implemented. In Week 7 the Members of your Action Learning Team and I will provide you feedback that will help you reflect on your idea. Make sure to read the protocol below. If you are not working send me an email on the Canvas system and we’ll figure something out. The AL project is an individual assignment not a team assignment. Post your draft proposal here by Tuesday night. Post it in the assignment tab – do not attach a separate file.Special note to our colleagues from Korea who are in the Bloustein certificate program. Since you are here on campus in residence with your families and on a break from your jobs you will not be able to implement a change project during the semester. So your focus will need to be a plan for when you return to your job. You will only be able to complete 1-4 below. I will have a different additional assignment for you in later weeks to substitute for numbers 5 and 6. Protocol for the AL projectYour proposal should include items 1-4 of the protocol. (Your completed Project paper due the last day of class should add the remaining sections):For the proposalDescription of the Problem, Project or Challenge that you wish to try to influence.Explanation of why you think it is an important change; what is your role and level of authority to initiate or implement a change? Will it require permission from your supervisor?Background and Context (brief description of the organization and work group) Your initial Change Action Plan – Describe the change and what steps you propose to take? This should include at least a preliminary DVF>R analysis as well as a force-field analysis. In my experience doing a Force Field Analysis provides a much better understanding of the elements of the DVF>R context.
