Re: looking for aa advanced, acredited degree program related to
organizational learning...
The Seattle Washington (USA) branch of Antioch University has a program on
Whole Systems Design, that covers a lot of Senge's material (and a whole
lot more). My ex-manager is close to recieving her masters degree in this
program, and from all I can see, is right on track with what you've
described. (She is also up to her eye teeth in a major corporate change
project - so she's applying what she's learned directly, to good effect.)
I understand Antioch has several campuses. the Home campus is at Yellow
Springs Ohio (address 795 Livermore Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387)
and the others are located in, Keene, New Hampshire, Seattle Washington
and Los Angeles California. I don't know if they all offer the Whole
systems design program as I know it here in Seattle, but it's worth a
look. Consult the Antioch Web pages at:
http://college.antioch.edu/
and the Seattle page is at:
http://www.seattleantioch.edu/
There is a discussion on the Seattle pages about the creation of "Virtual
Antioch" - a way to hold classes on-line (and worldwide). It is still in
the discussion stages, and I don't know how much of the whole systems
theory and the like will be included in this-current plans refer to a BA
degree completion program... But look, ask questions, you may find out
things I haven't yet.
Like you, I'm also searching for training, In my case it has to bewthat I
can both afford, time-wise, money wise, and family-wise, and still provide
the quality and completeness needed to push systems thinking forward.
Good luck in your explorations..
Michael Erickson
sysengr@atc.boeing.com
> From: Donald.Kerr@alliedsignal.com ("Kerr, Donald")
> Date: 06 Aug 96
>
> I'm looking for an accredited Masters or Ph.d. Program related to
> organizational learning, the five disciplines and Deming's System of
> Profound Knowledge (Systems Thinking, Understanding Variation,
> Psychology, and Theory of Knowledge). Something that goes beyond
> traditional MBA programs to the deeper learning cycle, yet offers a
> recognized credential. I'm particularly interested in systems
> thinking, inquiry systems, mental models, perception, change, learning
> and epistemology. I live in Houston TX, so a Distance Learning option
> (Internet, etc.) would be best, but not required at this point.
--Michael Erickson <sysengr@atc.boeing.com>
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