Organization Development and
Institution Building Services
Culturally Appropriate Institution Building
Design of institutions that are compatible with local cultures.
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- - analysis of indigenous administrative practices and institutional forms
- - design and implementation of training and organization development strategies consistent with indigenous patterns
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Community Development
Collaborative approach to helping people improve their communities and organizations.
| Includes: |
- analysis of formal and informal patterns of influence, identification of strategies to foster change, training and organization development to support desired change
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Introduction of Innovation
Fostering sustainable change in organizations.
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- - Organizational analysis for introduction of change
- - identification of receptive systems and boundary conditions
- - definition of feasible intervention strategies
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Reward and Recognition System Analysis
Analysis of factors influencing employee behaviors.
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- - Participatory exploration of formal and informal reward and recognition processes
- - analysis of impacts on employee morale, attitudes and behaviors
- - strategies to align actions with organization's purpose
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Work Group Diagnosis and Team Building
Increasing group cohesion and improving intergroup relations.
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- - Organizational scan
- - identification of work group blockages
- - team development
- - group dynamics
- - conflict management
- - definition of structural and human relations strategies to strengthen teams and inter-group collaboration.
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Senior Management Retreat Facilitation
Design and facilitation of management planning sessions.
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- - Meeting planning
- - communication strategies
- - facility preparation
- - group consultation facilitation
- - outcome definition and implementation assistance
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Qualitative Program Evaluation
Analysis of the quality of program activity.
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- qualitative evaluation of intentional and non-intentional impacts of activities at three levels: process outcome and impact, with a focus on people and their institutions
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Development Project Design and Evaluation
Design of development activities in Canada and worldwide.
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- - assistance with conceptualization, design and implementation of development projects
- - qualitative evaluation of project results at cognitive, affective and behavioral levels
- - focus is on sustainability, capacity building and equity
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