Unleashing Results for Groups tackling Wicked Problems

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You are still welcome to join MAFN's Social Networking Lunch at Legal Seafood on 7th St NW, from 1pm on June 27.

In this increasingly interdependent world, there is an urgent need for groups to come together and tackle Wicked Problems – those tough issues for which no simple solution exists. It is essential that such groups are able to create shared understanding and develop the necessary commitment to the hard work of finding and implementing workable solutions.

This session explores a novel framework for doing so, and introduces practical techniques for face-to-face and virtual meetings that help groups build shared understanding and develop commitment to breakthrough results.

Michael Randel, CPF, has spent the last 25 years working with groups tackling messy, ‘wicked’ problems to which there are no easy answers, ranging from the consequences of Apartheid in South Africa, tackling poverty among marginalized groups in central Europe, simplifying bureaucratic processes in large companies, or reforming education policy in the United States. From these experiences, Michael has developed a practical framework for working with groups that need to address ‘wicked’ problems that enable OD practitioners to help organizations achieve breakthrough results. 

Michael is the Director of Randel Consulting Associates, a consulting firm that leads organizations through change and change.  He has worked as an consultant for such organizations as the World Bank and the US Green Building Council.  He received a Masters in Social and Organizational Learning from George Mason University in 2002.  Michael is active in professional groups that support change agents, and is Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Facilitators Network.  Michael was presented with the Facilitation Impact Award by the IAF in June 2013 and was recognized as a Global Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business in 2014.

Note: MAFN's Annual Meeting will take place immediately after this workshop.  The Annual Report will be presented, and the newly elected Board members will take office.

The meeting will be followed by a Networking Lunch and Celebration.

Let us know if you plan to join us for the Annual Meeting and the Networking Lunch (so we know how many copies of the reports to prepare!).