Reflection: Learnings in OCHANGE class

by Therese Ong

After a whole one term of going to my OCHANGE class, I now understand the purpose of why we need to study it especially as organizational communication majors. It's really a helpful subject and I find it very conducive in the future. In every organization or business, change cannot be avoided. The only thing that does not change is change. Organizational change is inevitable. It is needed to keep up with the challenges of business growth. Nowadays, everything seems to be competitive. Some organizations are worried about change because it goes beyond the way things are usually done or normally done in an organization resulting to uncertainty. I learn ways on how to solve a particular problem in an organization. I learned that being part of an organization, we need to learn and study how the organization works, the background of it, and as much as possible, everything about it, because this way, whenever we encounter problems, that something needs to be changed, then we can come up with a solution perfect and suitable for the organization. The 10 organizational methods such as the SimuReal, Open Space Technology, Preferred Futuring, and the likes are really interesting to know. I never know about these things before, and learning these methods will be extremely helpful in the future because I now know which method is suitable, whether that method is appropriate or not. The main lesson I learned in OCHANGE class is that, change is good. Sometimes, we fail because of our resistance to change. We should not be afraid of change because change is inevitable. And being a part of an organization means working as a team. And for organizational change to be a success, there must be the right attitude between and among its members and the management.