<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study includes an analysis and results of a Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO) effort in an academic department. In this studyKegan and Lahey’s conception of a DDO is coupled with the Circular Questioning technique to deepen the intensity of the employees’ participation. The ultimate goal of a DDO is to enhance the employees’ personal development and thus improve the organization. The authors point to the communication perspective as a way to understand the centrality of dialogue in the DDO process. It was found that Circular Questioningas a means of intervention allowed the members to generate new thoughts and actionsthus building an understanding of their interdependence. It was clear their communication acted as a constitutive force, shaping the lives of the interactants and their future understanding and work in the organization.</p></abstract>

The study includes an analysis and results of a Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO) effort in an academic department. In this studyKegan and Lahey’s conception of a DDO is coupled with the Circular Questioning technique to deepen the intensity of the employees’ participation. The ultimate goal of a DDO is to enhance the employees’ personal development and thus improve the organization. The authors point to the communication perspective as a way to understand the centrality of dialogue in the DDO process. It was found that Circular Questioningas a means of intervention allowed the members to generate new thoughts and actionsthus building an understanding of their interdependence. It was clear their communication acted as a constitutive force, shaping the lives of the interactants and their future understanding and work in the organization.

Desired Outcomes Through Deliberate Design: How the Communication Perspective Enhances Organizational Development

Journal of Intercultural Management

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The study includes an analysis and results of a Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO) effort in an academic department. In this studyKegan and Lahey’s...

Desired Outcomes Through Deliberate Design: How the Communication Perspective Enhances Organizational Development

Published Online: Feb 18, 2017

Page range: 25 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/joim-2016-0015

Keywords
Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDOO, Circular Questioning, communication perspective, joint action, organizational development, adaptive skills, systems orientation

© 2016 Społeczna Akademia Nauk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Desired Outcomes Through Deliberate Design: How the Communication Perspective Enhances Organizational Development

Published Online: Feb 18, 2017

Page range: 25 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/joim-2016-0015

KeywordsDeliberately Developmental Organization (DDOO, Circular Questioning, communication perspective, joint action, organizational development, adaptive skills, systems orientation

© 2016 Społeczna Akademia Nauk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDOO, Circular Questioning, communication perspective, joint action, organizational development, adaptive skills, systems orientation