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SEAM students in France

10/5/2018

 
Students in the MBA in Leadership and Change program at the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota, will be learning about SEAM in Lyon France on October 14-21, 2018. The trip to Lyon includes attending the SEAM practitioner conference, visiting companies who implemented SEAM, and time with founders of the method.

Curious about SEAM? Check out our latest book.

12/14/2015

 
One of the highlights of our annual conference is the book that is created from it. Our newest compilation, Decoding the Socio‐Economic Approach to Management: Results of the Second SEAM Conference in the United States, builds upon the first conference book with new presentations on theoretical perspectives on SEAM, organizational experiences using SEAM, and further reflections on SEAM.  A sample of topics include: 
  • Human Potential at the Core of Socio‐Economic Theory
  • Values, Beliefs, and Conceptualization of Costs
  • The Convergence of Lean Six Sigma and SEAM to Maximize Performance in Organizations
  • The TFW Virus: Why So Many Organizations Act in Ways That Hurt Their Interests
  • Applying Socio‐Economic Approach to Management in Lebanon: Challenges, Design, and Results
  • Strengthening the SEAM Community in North America, Part Deux: A Longitudinal Case Study in Group Dynamics
  • The Third Industrial Revolution and SEAM

The book is available to order online in paperback and hardcover. 

Join SEAM at the Cape Code Institute

11/1/2015

 
When OD Interventions Fail, SEAM Is the Answer
August 8-12, 2016

Organizational leaders are supposed to make decisions based on data.  However, forty years of research by socio-economic scholars has shown that the most commonly used data is incomplete or flawed.  The major problem is that traditional accounting fails to account (pun intended) for approximately 40% of what actually takes place within organizations. This lack of information affects an organization’s performance, turning many of its core functions into what might be more appropriately called dys-functions. Dysfunctions create hidden costs that have been found to average more than $20,000 per person per year. The combination of flawed accounting practices, organizational dysfunctions, and hidden costs make even the most capable leaders less than effective.

This seminar week introduces the Socio-Economic Approach to Management (SEAM), a different mental model for managing modern businesses.  Although not well known in the United States, its theory and practice have been very successful in Europe, bolstered by over 40 years of research and a database containing case studies from over than 1300 interventions.

The seminar will be of interest to leaders and managers who wish to improve their organizations’ effectiveness and reduce hidden costs. This seminar also will be useful to organization development practitioners and coaches who work with leaders in facilitating the change process.  Specifically, participants will gain new insights into why change management often fails and how to make their interventions more effective.

Each day of the seminar will be filled with discussions, interactive exercises, and new revelations about socio-economic theory and practice. The lessons will be cumulative, and by the end of the week participants will: 
  • Understand how Socio-Economic management intersects with/and supports traditional organization development principles;
  • Know how to identify organizational dysfunctions and the hidden costs associated with them;
  • Be able to use SEAM management tools to improve effectiveness of organizational management.

Learn more and register

Save the Date: 4th Annual SEAM Conference

10/26/2015

 
The SEAM Institute in collaboration with The College of St. Scholastica Duluth and Institut de socio-economié des enterprises et des organisations (ISEOR), presents the 4th Annual Conference in the USA on SEAM. 

When: April 28-29, 2016 
Where: The College of St. Scholastica, 1200 Kenwood Ave, Duluth, MN 55811
Register: Contact Kris Church at kchurch1@css.edu for registration information 

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Join us for the 3rd Annual International SEAM Conference May 14-15, 2015

3/7/2015

 
The third annual SEAM conference will feature presentations, case studies, peer-reviewed papers and in-depth discussions with SEAM practitioners and clients. Learn more. 

Organized by the SEAM Institute and hosted by the University of St. Thomas 

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