On Tuesday, October 16, PRODN hosted an evening program on Dannemiller Tyson’s (DTA) Whole Scale™ Change, their version of a large group/system change methodology. Five DTA consultants who were in town to conduct an in-depth session on the process facilitated it. The 2.5-hour session was facilitated as a "microcosm" of an entire Whole Scale™ Change event, highlighting the principles of the process and its intended purpose of bringing everyone’s "voice" into an organizational change process. While much of what was discussed was not new it was covered in a structure and depth that, for those in attendance, led to a greater understanding of the reasons for the success of large group processes.

As with many interventions, a significant and critical portion of the work takes place within a planning group comprised of organizational/client representatives and DTA consultants. They co-design the specifics of the large group meeting. During the large group meeting, DTA insures the following principles are adhered to:

• Micrcosm…in that you need a broad representative sampling of all organizational members in the room with no limit on the number of people who could potentially participate.
• Membership…initial and subsequent activities must help participants affirmatively answer questions about their membership in the meeting and process (Do I belong? Will I have influence? What are we going to do together?)
• Values of adult learning…the cycle of action and reflection is maintained at many intervals throughout the process
• Open forum process…at several points in the Whole Scale™ Change process, three questions are use to process the information being exchanged/discussed (What did you hear? What questions of clarification do you have? What is your reaction?)

The DTA consultants did and excellent job of explaining and demonstrating the above principles and came across in an extremely thorough and professional manner. What one might have expected to turn into a sales presentation remained a true learning experience.

If you’d like to learn more about DTA’s work or process you can do so by visiting their website at www.dannemillertyson.com.

- Prepared by Phil Hyde

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Program Announcement

We all search for "connection and meaning" in our lives whether it is in our work or personal lives. It is these connections which spur us to grow, develop and change. However, sustainable change is not possible until we truly find a "community" in which we feel listened to, heard, respected and accepted by others.

Come help us experience an opportunity for all voices in the room to be heard! Dannemiller Tyson Associates will facilitate us in an evening of creating and building our community. The evening will be designed and conducted using the principles of Whole Scale™ Change to help us "Get to One Brain-One Heart"! You will learn proven methods that you can implement immediately with your clients and in your personal life. DTA’s latest publications: Whole-Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations and The Whole Scale Change Toolkit will be available for purchase.

Logistics	Registration
5:30: Networking 6:30 - 8:30: Program Location: Radisson Twelve Caesars Hotel 4200 City Avenue Philadelphia	Questions:  • Email: patricia.steege@unisys.com    • Phone: Tricia Steege @ 215.986.5659