Managing the transition process for people and human systems in an intercultural context requires expertise in planned change, innovation theory, and systems diagnosis and intervention. This course will review the nature of change in communities and cultures with special attention to social action research and organization development. It will also involve students in both critiquing and designing programs for planned change.

Course Objectives:

• Develop a perspective on ethical intercultural change-agentry
• Assess the major factors likely to influence attempts at planned change, including those outside the change agent’s control
• Identify and adapt for intercultural work, perspectives on change from many fields, including psychology, communication, the humanities, and management
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze what makes an intentional-change project successful