Before you begin this week’s Db. You will need to review Leavitt’s Diamond model and framework. A brief video is also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5MevXbAjSo to assist you in how to apply it to your workplace or field location.
Students should draw on the information they gleaned from their observations, review of agency documents, staff interviews, and notes to analyze their field agencies according to Leavitt’s Diamond (Scott, 1995). Leavitt’s Diamond provides a framework to identify and analyze the significant elements of an organization:
· tasks/goals
· technology
· people
· structure
Its best to start with assessing the agency or program where it is. Students will need to begin explaining each of these areas before you begin further analysis. Once you have a basic understanding of these areas students can the begin to assess whether your agency has the appropriate technology, structure, and participants to support its goals? If not, what needs to be changed?
