01512nam a2200169Ia 4500008004100000100001700041245013600058260000900194300001500203504000800218520098700226650002201213650001501235650002601250700001801276773004801294181130s2018    xx            000 0 und d  aThynne, Lara  aA pragmatic approach to designing changes using convergent interviews:boccupational violence against paramedics as an illustration  c2018  ap.272-279.  dJun  aDeveloping a change program to address complex problems can appear overwhelming. This study presents how an inductive diagnostic technique known as convergent interviewing can provide a summary of the critical issues that could be addressed by a change program. A systems perspective is used to show how the issues raised by the diagnostic process can be targeted in order to have the most effect and be pragmatically implementable. The use of the tool is illustrated by analysing an employee problem that needs to be addressed in public services, the high rates of occupational violence against paramedics. The resulting inductive systems model can be used for diagnosis or for informing a variety of change interventions. Convergent interviews are relatively easy to use, powerful, and applicable to many situations. This tool is particularly useful for developing innovations regarding a specific problem, changes that could be a source of substantial public value. - Reproduced.  aChange management  aInnovation  aOccupational violence  aRodwell, John  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration