Fred and Merrelyn Emery's Work on Participatiive Democracy

Fred and Merrelyn Emery's Participative Design for Participative Democracy Listing Assembled by David Boje - September 15, 1999

A brief look back at the evolution of self-managing work
groups...(press here).

Good Overview Paper on Participative Design and Search Conference - SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY A Participatory Model By Joel A. Diemer and Rossana C. Alvarez (press here).

Listing of Participative Design examples (press here).
See also Wondering why your redesign and "self-managing" teams aren't delivering? Participative design works, partially participative doesn't by Steve Cabana (press here). See his chart (press here) on redesign approach differences.
What are the phases of a PD/SC workshop? (press here)
A modified PD model when multi-skilling is just not appropriate (press here)

Purpose and design of Search Conference - The search conference is designed to identify within turbulent and uncertain environments a desired direction or end for the organization (specific endpoints are not achievable in uncertain environments
because of the continuous shifts within it) and increase the effectiveness of
strategic planning and its implementation by giving the people those actually
affected by change more control over long term purposes and directions (Press Here) for more.

Example of Search Conference at Hewlett Packards Greeley, Colorado facility... (press here).
Paper - The search for effective strategic planning is over by Steven Cabana - Whole System Associates, Fred Emery and Merrelyn Emery- Australian National University (press here).

Key Terms, Concepts, and Action Steps you need to know

Bureaucratic Mindset and Design Principles (press here).
Democratic Mindset and Design Principles (press here).
What are 6 critical human requirements for effective work (press here).
Traits of self-managed groups (press here).
Adaptive relationships are key to understanding organizations as

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Planning in Competitive and Turbulent Environments (press here).
Using a community reference system for selecting participants in

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Search Conference & Participative Design Workshop Event Information Form - an on line form to fill out about the workshops (press here).

To Register to attand a PDW (press here). Announcement (press here).

Links
Participative Democratic Futures in the Americas Home Page (PDA) (press here) To contact PDW consultants, (press here).

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL &
CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IIRM) (press here)

Check #42 & #43 on NMSU Strategic Planning Document (press here)