Unlock your ability to better understand how the organizational dynamics of your higher education institution(s) or organization(s) influence and affect your change initiative(s). In this workshop, participants will learn to apply Bolman and Deal’s (2017) four frames, embedded within the human-centric organizational change mindset of the Integrative Professional Framework (IPF) and SEER Process, to advance their change work.

• The symbolic frame consists of an organization’s culture, the ethos surrounding its development (i.e., its origin story), and often unspoken rules that guide its operations.
• The structural frame represents an organization’s mission and goals, policies and procedures, and the layout of leadership and organizational units.
• The human resource frame focuses on the people of an organization, their needs, their motivators, and how they interact together.
• Lastly, the political frame deals with power dynamics, resource constraints, and conflict that influence organizational operations.

The four frames, individually and collectively, are powerful tools in examining how an organization functions, which in turn, provides insight into the selection and execution of organizational change activities.

Register online to attend.

About the SEER Series 2025

Join us this summer for an exciting series of online workshops offered by the SEER Institute which is housed within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at UW–Madison. The series is an outgrowth of the National Change Initiative of the NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance. Sessions are focused on individual and organizational tools and skills to advance higher education reform and institutional change. Each workshop has been designed to highlight critical skills and helpful tools, to help you and your teams be more successful in your change efforts. Sessions will range from 2-2.5 hours in duration.

The series is designed for anyone involved in change projects in higher education from all institution types and related organizations, associations, and networks. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with other researchers, change agents, administrators, and policymakers as they explore innovations to advance their current change work.

Sessions:

• Session 1: Building Interpersonal Resilience through a Foundational, Skill-Building Framework (June 18, 11-2 CT)
• Session 2: Examining your Sphere of Influence in Higher Education Reform (June 23, 1-3 CT)
• Session 3: Effective Communication in Professional Contexts (June 30, 1-3 CT)
• Session 4: Advancing Change through the Four Frames of Organizations (July 15, 1-330 CT)
• Session 5: Building Effective Collaboration in Higher Education Initiatives (July 21, 1-330 CT)

Register for this free series. You will have the option to register for all or some of the sessions. Descriptions of the sessions are found below.

Please contact Lucas Hill (lhill6@wisc.edu) or Evangeline Su (Esu6@wisc.edu) if you have any questions or if you need accommodations of any kind to attend this virtual programming.