- Associate Dean for Research
- McKnight Presidential Professor of Planning and Public Affairs
Office: 300E Humphrey Center
Phone: 612-625-5888
E-mail: bryso001@umn.edu
Areas of expertise: public leadership; policy entrepreneurship; strategic management of public and nonprofit organizations; project management; collaboration; government and nonprofit organization innovation and reform; design and management of public participation processes
John M. Bryson, professor and associate dean for research and centers, works in the areas of leadership, strategic management, and the design of organizational and community change processes. He wrote the best-selling and award-winning book, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (third edition, 2004), and co-wrote the award-winning Leadership for the Common Good (second edition, 2005). He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Bryson has received many awards for his work, including the General Electric Award for Outstanding Research in Strategic Planning from the Academy of Management. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, International Public Management Journal, Public Management Review, American Review of Public Administration, and Journal of Public Affairs Education. From 1998 to 2000 he was director of the Institute's Master of Public Affairs degree; from 1997 to 2000 he was collegiate program leader for the University of Minnesota Extension Service; from 1997 to 1999, he was director of the Institute's Reflective Leadership Center; and from 1983 to 1989, he was associate director of the University's Strategic Management Research Center. He has consulted with a wide variety of governing bodies, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit corporations in North America and Europe.
He holds a doctorate and master of science degree in urban and regional planning and a master of arts degree in public policy and administration, all from the University of Wisconsin.
Courses taught for the Humphrey Institute
For syllabi for the current semester, view the University of Minnesota's Course Guide. For syllabi for public affairs classes for Fall 2007 or earlier, view the Humphrey Institute's course syllabi web page.
Syllabi includes current and previous academic years only. Syllabi are available in alternative formats. Please send requests to the Humphrey Institute Student Support Services.
Spring 2008
PA 5251-1 - Strategic Planning & Management
PA 5920-4 - Stakeholder Analysis, SWOT Analysis & Causal Mapping
PA 5920-5 - Action-Oriented Strategy Mapping
Fall 2007
PA 5253-1 - Designing Planning and Participation Processes
PA 8001-1 - Transforming Public Policy
Spring 2007
PA 5251-1 - Strategic Planning & Management
PA 5920-4 - Stakeholder Analysis, SWOT Analysis & Causal Mapping
PA 5920-5 - Action-Oriented Strategy Mapping
PA 8001-1 - Transforming Public Policy (MPA only)
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