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I am excited to welcome Dr. Elizabeth K. Briody, Ph.D., an award-winning organizational anthropologist and change leader, for a powerful session on how anthropology helps organizations turn conflict into collaboration.
One story comes straight from General Motors. To compete globally, GM built vehicles for different markets using shared designs and components — lowering engineering and manufacturing costs.
But success required more than efficiency. It required collaboration, cooperation, and decisions that stick.
When three engineering organizations and their business partners came together to design a compact car, they quickly discovered each group made decisions differently. The result? Decision paralysis.
This session highlights the Lessons Learned (LL): how an anthropological perspective uncovered the cultural issues, and how those insights reshaped the way GM’s global vehicle programs operate today.
📚 Why Attend?
✔️ Gain insights into the hidden causes of team conflict — and how to fix them
✔️ Learn how failure can spark innovation and fresh approaches
✔️ Explore real lessons learned
✔️ Take away strategies to balance independence with unified action
Event by Anne Marie Kampf
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