The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
This symposium explores the expansive vocabulary and generative practices associated with the wor... more This symposium explores the expansive vocabulary and generative practices associated with the word “design,” through three papers. We will discuss the consequences of emphasizing design as activity rather than “thinking.” We will also present two case studies on the social dynamics created in by introducing the vocabulary and action of design in two unusual social settings – inner city schools and the US Navy Submarine Community. In those two cases, we will explore how organizations and communities that adopt the language of design in novel ways are able to expand their repertoires of generative activity. Design Thinking: Why Choose Weak Words when we have Strong Ones Available? Presenter: Richard J. Boland; Case Western Reserve U. Design Speech Genre in a Command and Control Organization: The US Submarine Community Presenter: Frank J. Barrett; Naval Postgraduate School From Consumers to Creators: The Power of Design Presenter: Youngjin Yoo; Temple U. Presenter: Frank J. Barrett; Naval Postgraduate School
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More and more organizations aim to increase resilience, but are we going about it the right way? ... more More and more organizations aim to increase resilience, but are we going about it the right way? This symposium focuses on resilience as a relational construct – resilience emerges at the interface...
F. Barrett propose de gerer la complexite et le changement permanent au travail par l'inventi... more F. Barrett propose de gerer la complexite et le changement permanent au travail par l'invention continuelle de nouvelles reponses, la prise de risques, la negociation, etc. Il explique ainsi que l'esprit d'improvisation inherent au jazz et les competences qui vont avec sont essentiels a un management efficace.
It is easy to define the end of Ted Sarbin’s career in psychology—for he was an active voice in h... more It is easy to define the end of Ted Sarbin’s career in psychology—for he was an active voice in his profession until he died. It is not so easy to say with precision when his career in psychology began. Was it when Frank Stanton picked him out of his introductory psychology course in 1933? Was it his first-listed publication—a film on the pecking behavior of chicks (Sarbin, 1937)? Was it 1939, when he first joined the American Psychological Association (APA)? Or 1941, when he received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University? The precise date hardly matters. The point to note is that the young Ted Sarbin took to psychology early in his adult life and stayed with it with notable passion until the end. The pathway he traced in his psychological career was not a straight line, and along the way were some formidable obstacles as well as exciting adventures. Like his fictional hero, Don Quixote, his journey in psychology was animated by a rich imagination—with the courage to confront and...
This symposium explores the intersection of social constructionism, dialogue, and process theory.... more This symposium explores the intersection of social constructionism, dialogue, and process theory. The field of organization studies has been dominated by modernist view of knowledge that assumes an...
Integrative and Inclusive Virtue Ethics for the Planet: Organizational Implications of Laudato Si... more Integrative and Inclusive Virtue Ethics for the Planet: Organizational Implications of Laudato Si ABSTRACT When arguments are made for environmental sustainability and the need to take action again...
We explore Pope Francis's “integral ecology” in the encyclical Laudato Si (Francis, 2015) as ... more We explore Pope Francis's “integral ecology” in the encyclical Laudato Si (Francis, 2015) as it provides us with an agenda for a planetary virtue ethic that should inspire the field of Organizational Development to reconsider the moral implications of our work. We begin by offering the framework of virtue ethics as a way of understanding Laudato Si (LS). We then summarize the argument in LS as it focuses on four ecological issues—climate change, pollution, water, and the plight of the poor as we tease out the document's implicit virtue ethic. Finally, we propose how OD practitioners can become more aware of the lens through which they approach their task, thereby coming to regard organizational change initiatives and moral-identity development as a single, undifferentiated, act.
In this paper, we explore how improvisation is experienced by people in organizations, conceptual... more In this paper, we explore how improvisation is experienced by people in organizations, conceptualizing improvisation as a creative process. We draw on a small number of scholarly accounts of the experience of improvising in organizations, and compare and contrast them with accounts from the performing arts. In both cases, improvising evokes simultaneous exhilaration and fear, as well as experiences of non-goal-directed action. In many organizational contexts, however, improvisation is normatively discouraged, which heightens the fearful aspect of the experience. This leads many workers to avoid improvising, using it as a method of last resort and even hiding its use. Thus, improvisation is seldom used in favorable circumstances nor practiced to the point of familiarity or expertise. We discuss the implications of these insights for research and practice of improvisation and creativity in organizations, and propose a research agenda for the experience of improvising in organizations.
Ted Sarbin was born on May 8, 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio. He died on August 31, 2005, in Carmel, Cal... more Ted Sarbin was born on May 8, 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio. He died on August 31, 2005, in Carmel, California. He was born into a poor Jewish family from eastern Europe, and died at his home — beloved by his friends and family, and acclaimed by his professional colleagues as a psychologist of distinction. This article traces the course of his life — with special attention to the formative influences in his education as a psychologist. As a psychologist, he became a significant critical voice — arguing for a psychology that would embrace narrative as a principle of understanding human life, and contextualism, as opposed to mechanism, as a world view.
ABSTRACT Drawing from a social constructionist theory and its related practices, we propose the r... more ABSTRACT Drawing from a social constructionist theory and its related practices, we propose the realization of transformative dialogue, a form of dialogue that may bring conflicting communities into more viable forms of coordination. We outline a range of conversational resources stressing relational responsibility, self-expression, affirmation, coordination, reflexivity, and the co-creation of new realities. The analysis is further extended through a case study of improvisation and organizational change. There is no attempt in the present article to suggest a set of relational rules. The attempt is to generate a potentially useful vocabulary of action, rather than a set of rules for negotiating among incommensurate realities.
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
This symposium explores the expansive vocabulary and generative practices associated with the wor... more This symposium explores the expansive vocabulary and generative practices associated with the word “design,” through three papers. We will discuss the consequences of emphasizing design as activity rather than “thinking.” We will also present two case studies on the social dynamics created in by introducing the vocabulary and action of design in two unusual social settings – inner city schools and the US Navy Submarine Community. In those two cases, we will explore how organizations and communities that adopt the language of design in novel ways are able to expand their repertoires of generative activity. Design Thinking: Why Choose Weak Words when we have Strong Ones Available? Presenter: Richard J. Boland; Case Western Reserve U. Design Speech Genre in a Command and Control Organization: The US Submarine Community Presenter: Frank J. Barrett; Naval Postgraduate School From Consumers to Creators: The Power of Design Presenter: Youngjin Yoo; Temple U. Presenter: Frank J. Barrett; Naval Postgraduate School
Page 1. TO ORDER Web Shopping Cart: www.taosinstitute.net Phone: 1-888-999-TAOS or 1-440-338-6733... more Page 1. TO ORDER Web Shopping Cart: www.taosinstitute.net Phone: 1-888-999-TAOS or 1-440-338-6733 Fax: 1-440-338-6733 Email: info@taosinstitute. net Mail: Taos Institute 63 Maple Hill Dr Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022 USA ...
More and more organizations aim to increase resilience, but are we going about it the right way? ... more More and more organizations aim to increase resilience, but are we going about it the right way? This symposium focuses on resilience as a relational construct – resilience emerges at the interface...
F. Barrett propose de gerer la complexite et le changement permanent au travail par l'inventi... more F. Barrett propose de gerer la complexite et le changement permanent au travail par l'invention continuelle de nouvelles reponses, la prise de risques, la negociation, etc. Il explique ainsi que l'esprit d'improvisation inherent au jazz et les competences qui vont avec sont essentiels a un management efficace.
It is easy to define the end of Ted Sarbin’s career in psychology—for he was an active voice in h... more It is easy to define the end of Ted Sarbin’s career in psychology—for he was an active voice in his profession until he died. It is not so easy to say with precision when his career in psychology began. Was it when Frank Stanton picked him out of his introductory psychology course in 1933? Was it his first-listed publication—a film on the pecking behavior of chicks (Sarbin, 1937)? Was it 1939, when he first joined the American Psychological Association (APA)? Or 1941, when he received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University? The precise date hardly matters. The point to note is that the young Ted Sarbin took to psychology early in his adult life and stayed with it with notable passion until the end. The pathway he traced in his psychological career was not a straight line, and along the way were some formidable obstacles as well as exciting adventures. Like his fictional hero, Don Quixote, his journey in psychology was animated by a rich imagination—with the courage to confront and...
This symposium explores the intersection of social constructionism, dialogue, and process theory.... more This symposium explores the intersection of social constructionism, dialogue, and process theory. The field of organization studies has been dominated by modernist view of knowledge that assumes an...
Integrative and Inclusive Virtue Ethics for the Planet: Organizational Implications of Laudato Si... more Integrative and Inclusive Virtue Ethics for the Planet: Organizational Implications of Laudato Si ABSTRACT When arguments are made for environmental sustainability and the need to take action again...
We explore Pope Francis's “integral ecology” in the encyclical Laudato Si (Francis, 2015) as ... more We explore Pope Francis's “integral ecology” in the encyclical Laudato Si (Francis, 2015) as it provides us with an agenda for a planetary virtue ethic that should inspire the field of Organizational Development to reconsider the moral implications of our work. We begin by offering the framework of virtue ethics as a way of understanding Laudato Si (LS). We then summarize the argument in LS as it focuses on four ecological issues—climate change, pollution, water, and the plight of the poor as we tease out the document's implicit virtue ethic. Finally, we propose how OD practitioners can become more aware of the lens through which they approach their task, thereby coming to regard organizational change initiatives and moral-identity development as a single, undifferentiated, act.
In this paper, we explore how improvisation is experienced by people in organizations, conceptual... more In this paper, we explore how improvisation is experienced by people in organizations, conceptualizing improvisation as a creative process. We draw on a small number of scholarly accounts of the experience of improvising in organizations, and compare and contrast them with accounts from the performing arts. In both cases, improvising evokes simultaneous exhilaration and fear, as well as experiences of non-goal-directed action. In many organizational contexts, however, improvisation is normatively discouraged, which heightens the fearful aspect of the experience. This leads many workers to avoid improvising, using it as a method of last resort and even hiding its use. Thus, improvisation is seldom used in favorable circumstances nor practiced to the point of familiarity or expertise. We discuss the implications of these insights for research and practice of improvisation and creativity in organizations, and propose a research agenda for the experience of improvising in organizations.
Ted Sarbin was born on May 8, 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio. He died on August 31, 2005, in Carmel, Cal... more Ted Sarbin was born on May 8, 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio. He died on August 31, 2005, in Carmel, California. He was born into a poor Jewish family from eastern Europe, and died at his home — beloved by his friends and family, and acclaimed by his professional colleagues as a psychologist of distinction. This article traces the course of his life — with special attention to the formative influences in his education as a psychologist. As a psychologist, he became a significant critical voice — arguing for a psychology that would embrace narrative as a principle of understanding human life, and contextualism, as opposed to mechanism, as a world view.
ABSTRACT Drawing from a social constructionist theory and its related practices, we propose the r... more ABSTRACT Drawing from a social constructionist theory and its related practices, we propose the realization of transformative dialogue, a form of dialogue that may bring conflicting communities into more viable forms of coordination. We outline a range of conversational resources stressing relational responsibility, self-expression, affirmation, coordination, reflexivity, and the co-creation of new realities. The analysis is further extended through a case study of improvisation and organizational change. There is no attempt in the present article to suggest a set of relational rules. The attempt is to generate a potentially useful vocabulary of action, rather than a set of rules for negotiating among incommensurate realities.
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