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Redesigning the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA)
Author(s) -
Pourdehnad John,
Hebb Adele
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.438
Subject(s) - endowment , variety (cybernetics) , plan (archaeology) , the arts , public relations , opera , strategic planning , management , psychology , sociology , political science , computer science , visual arts , history , economics , art , archaeology , artificial intelligence , law
Throughout its 67‐year history, the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) has focused exclusively on tuition‐free advanced training, including performance experience, for young singers showing the potential for careers in the world's leading opera houses. The Interactive Planning Approach was utilized for long‐range strategic planning. Over 100 stakeholders (faculty, students, managers, subscribers, donors, and board members), representing a wide variety of interests, participated in a six‐month effort to redesign the organization, using professional facilitation and guidance. Since the plan's adoption in 1997, a large percentage of the designed actions have been implemented, including some of the most ambitious and supposedly difficult to accomplish. As a result, the academy has advanced its enrollment, programs, facilities, and endowment significantly. What follows is a description of an organization's participative planning effort and an examination of the reasons for its success. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.