TY  - BOOK
AU  - Russell L. Ackoff
AU  - Jason Magidson
AU  - Herbert J. Addison
TI  - Idealized Design: How to Dissolve Tomorrow's Crisis...Today
SN  - 9780131963634
U1  - 658.4'01 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Upper Saddle River
PB  - Wharton School Pub.
KW  - Business
KW  - Management
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Design
KW  - Creative thinking
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Organizational effectiveness
KW  - Corporate culture
N1  - Age Group: Adult;  The stages of idealized design -- Organizing the process -- Preparing for an idealized design process -- Business enterprises -- Not-for-profit and government organizations -- Process improvement -- Problem dissolving -- Facilities and sites design -- Take the plunge -- The urban challenge -- The health-care challenge -- The challenge to government -- Energetics (business enterprise) -- Academy of Vocal Arts (not-for-profit) -- White House Communications Agency (government).; Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275)
N2  - What's the best way to drive fundamental, transformative change within your organization? Envision your ideal solution: then, work backwards to where you are. It's called idealized design, and -- as executives in hundreds of organizations will testify -- it's one of the most powerful techniques you'll ever use. Authored by its legendary creator, Wharton Professor Emeritus Russell Ackoff, and leading practitioner Jason Magidson, Idealized Design covers every facet of this breakthrough methodology. You'll learn the fundamental differences between idealized design and traditional process re-engineering, and understand how idealized design eliminates many conventional obstacles to change. Start-to-finish techniques and examples drawn from hundreds of companies, non-profits, and government organizations will show you how to use idealized design to solve your own crisis of tomorrow...today
ER  -