Laws of the Fifth Discipline
For this assignment, you will write a paper (minimum of 300 words) in which you describe up to three of the 11 laws of the fifth discipline to a chosen audience (either individual or group) and explain how each law points to an area for improvement in an example organization. At the end of the paper you will provide several questions for your audience to think about to promote greater understanding of how the laws might be applied to their organization.
Preparation
Review the Introduction, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 in Stroh’s Systems Thinking for Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results.
Refer to the following reading:
Week 2: Reflection in Practice: Laws of the Fifth
Choose at least one of the laws, but no more than three, to explore in depth for your paper.
Identify a particular individual or group within your site who will serve as your audience. Consider who at your site would find especially relevant an explanation of the laws of the fifth discipline. Your audience could include any member of your professional learning community, your institution’s board, a department group, or other.
Identify any particular organizational challenges your chosen audience (person or group) faces that could be revealed though any of Senge’s law(s).
Instructions
Write a 300-word (minimum) paper addressed to a particular person or group in which you:
Identify and briefly describe your target audience (individual or group).
In your own words, write a brief description of the laws of the fifth discipline.
What is the fifth discipline?
What are the laws of the fifth discipline?
Identify and briefly define no more than three laws that directly pertain to your chosen group or individual.
Explain to your audience how of each of your chosen laws shows an observation or an area for improvement you have made within the organization.
Your explanation should be responsive to the perspectives of your audience.
Provide specific support for your statements and assertions as you draw connections between the characteristics of the law(s) and your examples.
Your examples should include specific details that promote greater understanding of the aspects of the law that you want to convey to your audience.
At the end of your paper include at least three questions about the laws as they relate to your audience that, when thoughtfully considered, might promote continuous improvement and organizational learning.
In your writing, try to make specific connections between the concept(s) in The Fifth Discipline and organizational details. Avoid writing in vague generalizations that do little to demonstrate a grasp of the concept or enlighten your audience.
Additional Requirements
Audience: Include a statement that identifies the audience at beginning of the paper and a set of questions for the audience at the end.
Font and Font Size: 12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced.
Length: A minimum of 300 words.
Citations and References: As needed to support your ideas.
APA Style and Format: Format your paper using appropriate APA style and formatting; include title page.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and grading criteria:
Competency 1: Apply systems thinking principles and tools to problems and organizations.
Apply the laws of the fifth discipline to analyze an issue in an organization.
Competency 2: Use disciplines of learning organizations to analyze problems of practice.
Describe the laws of the fifth discipline.
Competency 3: Apply critical thinking to evaluate ideas and in interactions with others.
Create a set of questions that will foster inquiry by a target audience on organizational change.
Competency 5: Communicate clearly, supporting a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Develop flow with organizational tactics that recognize the relationship between the main topic and subtopics.
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