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For More Information: Modern Times Workplace, www.moderntimesworkplace.com
Purpose:
To produce a participative, democratic organizational system.
Outcomes:
• New behaviors evolve and assumptions change
• People cooperate rather than bicker and protect their turf
• Responsibility, motivation, care about overall business outcomes, and quality and productivity increase
When to Use:
• An organization wishes to increase productivity and innovation
• An agreement is in place
When Not to Use:
• When above conditions are not in place
Number of Participants:
• 15–200 people per workshop;can run many Participative Design Workshops in parallel
Types of Participants:
• Everyone who is part of the section of the structure being designed
• A deep-slice team covering these levels and as many functions and skills as possible
Typical Duration:
• Preparation: 2 weeks to many months
• Event: 1–3 days or session by session
• Ongoing: For the life of the agreement and usually longer
Brief Example:
J.Robins & Sons Pty Ltd.increased output from 72 units per hour to 89 units per hour, up 25 percent; reduced shortages and thus stoppages in production; reduced absenteeism; reduced overall production time for a shoe from 6 to 8 weeks with 50 to 60 minutes actual processing time to less than 12 hours with 20 to 30 minutes processing; rejects have fallen from 4 percent to 0.5 percent.
Historical Context:
Created in 1971 by Fred Emery, based on nearly 60 years of intensive research.
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