REPLY Justice System Workshop Ideas (SD6649)

[SDMAIL nickols (nickols at att.net)]

Posted by  nickols at att.net (nickols at att.net)

I wonder if the exercises you mention would strike a receptive chord with 
the audience.  FWIW, it seems to me that you'd more effectively reach them 
through some cases and examples that are a fit with their experiences.  
Stocks and flows sure sound like a fit with inmates passing through the 
system; causal loops seem like a good way of examining the factors 
contributing to unrest on the inside; prisoner culture and the dynamics 
of interactions with the correctional officers seems another.  As for 
"strategic thinking," I'm curious as to what you have in mind on that score.  
My guess is that, for the audience in question, you would be well served by 
coming at that subject from a more or less military perspective.  I don't 
think a business orientation is going to fit well with their mindsets or 
mental models.

With your permission, I'll pass along your inquiry to a fellow I know in the 
training and development business who used to work in Florida's correctional 
system.  He might have some ideas.

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Regards,

Fred Nickols
Managing Principal
Distance Consulting
Posted by  nickols at att.net (nickols at att.net)
posting date  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:02:22 +0000