A workshop open to all - Organization Program participants, alumni and others interested in exploring this topic.

Join Karen Izod and Sue Whittle of the Tavistock Institute and the faculty of the Organization Program of the William Alanson White Institute for a two-day workshop to examine the nature of organizational risk in the context of the following hypothesis:

We are living in a society that has suffered the consequences of  “too big to fail”, sub-prime mortgages, and a global financial crisis; one in which shareholder value has surpassed the value of stakeholder interests, in which societal trends put individual gain before that of the group and in which polarization is increasing – largely because of unexamined and excessive organizational risk.

Join us in exploring the validity of this hypothesis and the consequences for us as we manage, consult, and otherwise work in and with organizations. How is organizational risk experienced and enacted intra- and inter-personally and systemically in groups and organizations? In the tradition of The Tavistock Institute and the Organization Program, we will use our shared experience and reflection to work toward sense making and better understanding of the dilemmas we address at work.

Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 21, 2010    9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. with wine and cheese to follow

William Alanson White Institute

20 West 74th Street

New York City

Cost: $100

Please contact Carlos Acha at 212 873 0725, ext. 10, or at c.acha@wawhite.org by February 5, 2010.

Space is limited.