This event has already happened. Watch the video here. Action Design is hosting a conversation with Diana Smith and Jeff Wetzler. Join us to explore the ideas, stories and tactics in their forthcoming books. From Action Design co-founder and Partner, Diana Smith – Remaking The Space Between Us: How Citizens Can Work Together To Build A Better Future For All. The essays in this book empower people to work across divides to build a better future for all, not some. Diana originated the…

Too often, we fail to tap into the goldmine of insights, perspectives, and ideas that people around us possess but don’t reveal. Ask introduces a 5-step approach for tapping into this hidden wisdom, leading to smarter decisions, more creative solutions, and deeper connections. Author Jeff Wetzler has been an Associate Faculty member at the Action Design Institute and a long-time member of the Action Design community. You can find more at www.AskApproach.com.

Despite our best efforts to create great teams and more flexible organizations, too many still look as territorial and bureaucratic as ever. That’s because we’ve overlooked the single most important leverage point for change: relationships.

The purpose of action science is to build knowledge people can use as they interact to make things better, whether in work organizations, in professional interactions, or in other settings.  It requires different methods for producing knowledge than the mainstream approaches of today's social sciences.  Parts I and II are devoted to this theme.  Part III describes the learning process by which people develop skill in using action science practices.

For a good introduction to the fundamentals, we recommend Bill Noonan’s book, Discussing the Undiscussable: A Guide to Overcoming Defensive Routines in the Workplace (Jossey-Bass, 2007).  It includes a DVD with a case situation connected to exercises in the book. 

Organizational Learning II is the definitive work on the theory of action approach to organizational learning.