Lecture 8
Order in consultation and organizing

Main features

Professionals have to consult a lot in their work about issues to be organized.

Teachers, for example, are busy every day organizing 'their' group: the didactic process, the daily class organization, and the pedagogical process. 

In addition to this primary task, the teacher must of course organize his own agenda and consult and coordinate on many other issues: innovations in the school, report evenings, festive school activities, cooperation with professionals in and outside the school, etc.

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Much of this consultation has the chance to run smoothly because the various participants do not always have the same approach. One considers the goals important, the other the process, and yet another the decision-making method. 

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The use of the matrix as a thinking pattern in organizing and consultation can improve organization and consultation.

The matrix is a thinking grid to get a grip on the elements of organizing. The matrix is an overarching one approach that allows you to map out activities that need to be organized quickly and tackle them effectively.

By focusing your thinking on nine aspects (the 9 cells) you gain insight into yourself, the organization, its participants and the issue to be organised.

Working with the matrix is, in fact, a continuous tuning process. So much is changing in organizations and in your environment that it is almost impossible to avoid asking yourself one or more questions about issues to be organised. When answering these questions you want to include as many things as possible so that you can give direction to your plans.

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The lecture gives the listener food for thought about her/his own way of organizing and deliberating.

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duration: 45, 60 or 75 minutes

costs: € 275 plus travel expenses