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about an ongoing system relative to some objective, goal, or need of that system; feeding these data
back into the system; taking action by altering selected variables within the system based both on the
data and on hypotheses; and evaluating the results of actions by collecting more data’. The key aspects
of the model are diagnosis, data gathering, feedback to the client group, data discussion and work by the
client group, action planning, and action.
WHAT IS AN OD INTERVENTION?
OD interventions are a set of activities in which selected organizational units, that is, individuals or target
groups, are ...