Parallel Session 4.9 Talking and Really Listening - Taking an Innovative Approach to Large Scale Change

Parallel Session 4.9 Talking and Really Listening - Taking an Innovative Approach to Large Scale Change

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  Talking and ReallyListening – Taking an Innovative Approach to Large Scale Change Tricia Boyle & Nicola Harkins Organisational Development Department NHS Fife
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  Aims for theSession • Explore when to use dialogue techniques for achieving service change • Outline three fundamental dialogue concepts • NHS Fife examples explained • Questions and Answers
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  Why use DialogueMethodologies? • Complex issue which is also important • Project management or hierarchy processes have not delivered positive results • No obvious single solution • Service delivered through interconnected roles/functions all need to be bought in • No clear lines of authority • Need to increase understanding of all perspectives including the customer/patient, before they will commit • So that all voices involved can be heard and acted on
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  Monologue to GenerativeConversation Generative dialogue Conception Dialogue Pool of water Skilful conversation Ploughing a field Discussion Table tennis Debate Monologue Beating down Solo voice Adapted from W. Isaacs
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  Dialogue Actions &Intentions Advocacy Inquiry Adapted from D Kantor “Four Player Model”
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  Fields of Conversation Flow (rule generation) Inquiry (rule inquiry) IV III Generate new possibilities Self inquiry into assumptions Collective intelligence Awareness of how we impact The whole is greater than the on each other sum of the parts Acceptance of social norms Power contest Clarifying power/positions in Power positions emerge the room Politeness (rule following) Breakdown (rule revealing) I II Adapted from C Otto Scharmer 1988
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