Adventures in Complexity: For Organisations Near the Edge of Chaos
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0956263100 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is passionate about protecting and promoting flexibility and freedom of mind and soul along with a capacity for trust, wonder and hope. Lesley Kuhn is Senior Lecturer in the College of Business at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. For 14 years prior to this she worked at the Social Ecology Centre, an innovative postgraduate oriented transdisciplinary Centre that brought an integral perspective on the self, nature and society and has been active in
About the Author Lesley Kuhn is Senior Lecturer in the College of Business at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. For 14 years prior to this she worked at the Social Ecology Centre, an innovative postgraduate oriented transdisciplinary Centre that brought an integral perspective on the self, nature and society and has been active in bringing complexity habits of thought to philosophical and social inquiry and in developing complexity informed ethnographic research approaches. She is a master of transdisciplinary thinking, with degrees in music, education and environmental science and a doctorate in philosophy. She is author of more than 40 book cha
We are given a new perspective on organisational processes and practices, a way to change how we engage at both a local and global level. In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Lesley Kuhn provides an excellent foundation from which to apply complexity concepts and metaphors to organisations. This is vital if we are not to repeat the mistakes that have led to the present, potentially catastrophic, situation.. In the current unpredictable climate many organisations may consider themselves 'near the edge of chaos'. Through practical examples and analysis of seven organisations, from a not-for-profit to a large pharmaceutical company, we are taken on an adventure in the use of this sophisticated way of thinking, and shown how to evaluate what influences the health of an organisation and the