Complexity Thinking
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Derived from Doll’s (1993) seminal conceptualization of a post-modern curriculum with the criteria of 4Rs (i.e., richness, relations, recursion and rigor), the present research continues the effort to complexify and theorize recursion and... more
Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuoltojärjestelmän uudistamisen (myöh. sote-uudistus) tavoitteita ovat alueellisten hyvinvointi-ja terveyserojen kaventaminen, laadukkaiden ja helposti saavutettavien palvelujen turvaaminen, tuottavuuden kehittäminen... more
Approche qui intègre les multiples perspectives, basée sur l’interconnexion des domaines de savoir académiques et non académiques afin d’obtenir une compréhension complexe et holistique du monde.
The focus of this book leans us toward the future of Coaching Supervision1. What is happening now that offers insights into what might become? Throughout this book, we are invited into little-explored avenues. Here, we found ourselves... more
Research on the theoretical conceptualisations and research methods informing current change agency theory and practice in the field of Organisation Theory (OT) in general, and Organisational Change and Development (OCD) in particular,... more
From 2012 until today, I have given several seminars on metadesign, strategic design and collaborative design in Brazil (Unisinos), Mexico (Universidad Iberoamericana and Tecnológico de Monterrey), Italy (Università di Bologna), Guatemala... more
The aim of this contribution is to reflect on a complex translation theory as a theory of possibility (Görnitz and Görnitz 2008). The starting point is Edgar Morin’s concept of homo complexus (1999), which by analogy suggests the idea of... more
Slow translation refers to translation practices that allow reflexivity and debate by people who translate, publish, read, comment on, or republish translations. Slow collaborative activist translation (SCAT) is an example of slow... more
In the novel San Manuel Bueno, mártir (1933), Unamuno's existential contradiction is expressed through the intra-history of the characters, the cultural landscape and the village of Valverde de Lucerna. How does the translator-reader... more
The complexity of teacher education is fascinating, illusive, and creative. While it is simultaneously difficult to grasp and conceptualize, complexity has real presence and effects, and needs to be managed and simplified for meanings to... more
La constante búsqueda de una teoría de la traducción que fuera científica ha llevado a los distintos investigadores a ampliar cada vez más el campo de estudio, hasta tal punto que se ha llegado a hablar de multidisciplinariedad,... more
Interdisciplinary or trans-disciplinary research is becoming more common and their importance is increasingly being recognized. However, in practice many of these efforts tend to end up in more or less isolated activities around a common... more
Although the term 'pattern' is often used in science, it is an elusive term and can have different dialectic meanings in various disciplines. Yet, the 'feel' for this term is fairly consistent; it usually requires little explanation to... more
The Flow System shows how to generate and nurture self-organizing teams that mobilize the full talents of those doing the work to cope with dizzying change and complexity, while also drawing on the contributions of those for whom the work... more
Complexity concepts help to open the black box of social innovation for public sector managers and policy-makers and to understand why social innovation can simultaneously be both a solution and problem. Complexity thinking guides... more
The guidebook for The Flow System.
Interdisciplinary or trans-disciplinary research is becoming more common and their importance is increasingly being recognized. However, in practice many of these efforts tend to end up in more or less isolated activities around a common... more