Paraphrase An OD can play a valuable role in helping organizations achieve responsible progress. It can use social-process tools and methods, such as process consultation, team building, conflict resolution, and large-group interventions, to facilitate the kind of open and frank discussion needed for key organizational decision makers to recognize that joint optimization trumps maximization when considering economic, social, and ecological objectives. OD can help organizations embed these discussions in their strategic decision-making process through such interventions as integrated strategic change, dynamic strategy making, and organization learning