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Learning Through Differences: Dilemma Theory in Action
Karen was often irritated by Jenny when they worked together. It seemed to Karen that, whenever tensions rose between the two of them, she…
Becoming Unstuck: Leadership Lessons from Hindu Philosophy
The management of knowledge is increasingly understood as perhaps the most important aspect of a leader’s work. Observing, eliciting, listening, understanding, analyzing, interpreting, and…
Learning Tasks: Turning a Dry Subject into an Engaging Experience
How do you teach a dry subject effectively, particularly in the workplace? In what ways can you engage your students when your content has…
Nurturing Systemic Wisdom Through Knowledge Ecology
As companies struggle to meet the growing need for quick responses to strategic opportunities and dangers, a profound evolutionary process has been unfolding over…
Societal Learning: Creating Big-Systems Change
Innovative approaches to solving large societal problems are producing some impressive results. Banks are teaming up with community groups to find ways to generate…
Relinking Life and Work: Toward a Better Future
The modern workplace is far less than ideal for workers who want integrated lives. As one engineer put it, “The problem isn’t for those…
The Journey to Z: Realizing the Potential of an Organization
Read the business media today and you’ll see that organizations of all types, from all sectors, are in deep trouble. There are many reasons…
Rebuilding Trust Within Organizations
Edith was conducting an outplacement seminar designed to offer support to people who had just lost their jobs. Shortly before the session was to…
A Brief Walk into the Future: Speculations About Post-Industrial Organizations
As we look around the world at the fascinating variety of experiments aimed, in one way or another, at accelerating and deepening how organizations…
The Dark Side of Success: Dealing with the Organizational and Emotional Complexities of Growth
Why is it that new organizations start up with great enthusiasm, achieve success in the marketplace, and, just when everything seems to be going…