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    A post-modern perspective recognizes that there are multiple ways to view and explain things rather than searching for a single truth. It focuses on creating useful accounts that allow organizations to move forward from problems. Fundamental to this is understanding the difference between lived experiences and the stories told about them, as more than one account can be created from experiences. Post-modern interventions work to include all relevant voices and challenge the idea that any one person has a monopoly on reality by bringing in multiple perspectives, like considering different maps of the same terrain. Over coming issues, the document will explore organizational methodologies based on post-modern principles such as appreciative inquiry and future search.

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    A post-modern perspective recognizes that there are multiple ways to view and explain things rather than searching for a single truth. It focuses on creating useful accounts that allow organizations to move forward from problems. Fundamental to this is understanding the difference between lived experiences and the stories told about them, as more than one account can be created from experiences. Post-modern interventions work to include all relevant voices and challenge the idea that any one person has a monopoly on reality by bringing in multiple perspectives, like considering different maps of the same terrain. Over coming issues, the document will explore organizational methodologies based on post-modern principles such as appreciative inquiry and future search.

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    A post-modern perspective recognizes that there are multiple ways to view and explain things rather than searching for a single truth. It focuses on creating useful accounts that allow organizations to move forward from problems. Fundamental to this is understanding the difference between lived experiences and the stories told about them, as more than one account can be created from experiences. Post-modern interventions work to include all relevant voices and challenge the idea that any one person has a monopoly on reality by bringing in multiple perspectives, like considering different maps of the same terrain. Over coming issues, the document will explore organizational methodologies based on post-modern principles such as appreciative inquiry and future search.

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    Postmodernapproachestoorganisationaldevelopment Apostmodernperspectiveisonewhichrecognisesthatthereisalwaysmorethan onewayoflookingatorexplainingthings.Thisunderstandingallowsus,whenwe runintoproblems,toswitchthefocusofourenergyfromhuntingdownthetruth tocreatingusefulaccountsthatallowtheorganisationandthepeopleinvolvedto moveon. Fundamentaltoapostmodernperspectiveisanunderstandingofthedifference betweenthestorylivedandthestorytold.

    Thestorylivedisourexperienceandthestorytoldwhatwesayaboutit.Morethan oneaccountcanbecreatedofwhathasbeenorisbeingexperienced.Yetweoften getstuckwithoneaccountwhichbecomesestablishedasthetruth.

    Postmoderninterventionsworktofind,amplify,andbringintothediscussion,all relevantvoices.Essentiallytheychallengetheideathatanyonepersonhasa monopolyonwhatreallyis. Ananalogysomepeoplefindhelpfulisthatoftherelationshipbetweenandmap andtheterrain.Manydifferentmapscanbedrawnofthesameterrainallcontaining valuableinformation;yetthebestisonlyeverarepresentation,createdfroma particularpointofview.Howevermuchricherourunderstanding,andhowmuch greaterourabilitytomove,whenwehaveaccesstoallthemaps. Postmoderninterventionsworktobringallthemapsintotheorganisational process,soenhancingcreativity,possibility,andoptionsformovingforward.

    Overthenextfewissueswewillbelookingatafeworganisationaldevelopment methodologiesbasedonpostmodernistprinciplestoseehowtheycanbeusedin organisations,namely:appreciativeinquiry,systemicquestioning,identificationof strangeloopsandparadox,separatingdomainsincommunicationandmeaning, futuresearch,andstrategicplanning.


    This article was first published in Cymbal, the Central London Branch CIPD magazine. To contact CIPD click here

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