Informed systems organizational design for learning in action

By fostering principles of systems thinking and informed learning though an inclusive, participatory design process that advances information exchange, reflective dialogue, and knowledge creation, the Informed Systems Approach promotes conceptual change in workplace organizations. Informed Systems e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Somerville, Mary M., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waltham, MA : Chandos Publishing [2015]
Edición:First edition
Colección:Chandos information professional systems.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629619606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Informed Systems: Organizational Design for Learning in Action; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Foreword; References; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. Early beginnings; 1.2. Learning our way to change; 1.3. Literature-based scientific learning model; 1.4. Learning our way to action to improve; 1.5. Systems thinking practice; 1.6. Soft systems process outcomes; 1.7. Learning organization design; 1.8. Outward looking and looking forward; References; Chapter 2: Informed systems genesis; 2.1. A lifelong inquiry; 2.2. Organizational context
  • 2.3. Experiential antecedents2.4. Contextual history; 2.5. Participatory design; 2.6. Organizations systems; 2.7. Participatory action research; 2.8. Organizational purpose; 2.9. Organizational learning; 2.10. Organizational design; 2.11. Organizational leadership; 2.12. Learning organization; 2.13. Informed learning evolution; 2.14. Learning reflections; References; Chapter 3: Informed Systems approach; 3.1. Contemporary conditions; 3.2. Theoretical antecedents; 3.3. Approach basics; 3.4. Value proposition; 3.5. Informed organizational learning; 3.6. Organizational leadership essentials
  • 3.7. Informed System Approach3.8. Organizational knowledge creation; 3.9. Workplace synergies; 3.10. Systems design gestalt; 3.11. Informed organizational outcomes; 3.12. Concluding reflections; References; Chapter 4: Informed Systems implementation; 4.1. Organization description; 4.2. Organizational reinvention; 4.3. Organizational learning; 4.4. Systems thinking; 4.5. Organizational readiness; 4.6. Reinvention genesis; 4.7. Participatory systems design; 4.8. Shared leadership; 4.9. Shared Leadership Team; 4.10. Professional information practices; 4.11. Web-scale discovery service
  • 4.12. Facility space redesign4.13. Organizational capacity building; 4.14. Informed leadership reflections; 4.15. Concluding observations; References; Chapter 5: Informed organization design; 5.1. Organizational effectiveness roots; 5.2. Information conception evolution; 5.3. Informed Systems opportunities; 5.4. Guiding principles; 5.5. Informed organizational implications; 5.6. Information experience impact; 5.7. Designing information experience systems; 5.8. Learning synergies; 5.9. Informed Systems as information experience; 5.10. Informed leadership insights
  • 5.11. Informed Systems actions5.12. Learning in action; 5.13. Informed Systems initiation; 5.14. Informed organization outcomes; References; Chapter 6: From here to there; 6.1. Framing the conversation; 6.2. Learning organizations; 6.3. Organizational leadership; 6.4. Participatory design; 6.5. Action research; 6.6. Evidence-based information practice; 6.7. Organizational learning; 6.8. Learning organizations; 6.9. Learning organization maturation; 6.10. Toward beyond; 6.11. Concluding reflections; References; Attachments; Attachment 1.1: Interactive Media and Information Design Course
  • Attachment 1.2: Exercising Disciplinary Knowledge