Dialogic vs Diagnostic OD
Organizational development practice is always evolving and one of the most interesting recent developments in the field has been the evolution of dialogic OD (in contrast to the more conventional diagnostic approach). Books & Research The main champions of the dialogic approach are Gervase Bush and Robert Marshak, authors of ‘Dialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change. Their DialogicOD website has lots of really useful resources and it is an excellent starting point for exploring the subject. Although not explicitly about OD, the possibility-focused ideas underpinning the recent bestselling Reinventing Organisations by Frederic Laloux (now available in an engaging [...]