Searching : the theory and practice of making cultural change / Merrelyn Emery.

By:

Emery, Merrelyn

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0585461740
9780585461748
9027299420
9789027299420

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Searching.DDC classification:

658.4/063 22

LOC classification:

HD58.7 .E435 1999eb

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

SEARCHING; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Contents; Introduction and Overview; PART I. THE THEORY OF MAKING CULTURAL CHANGE; Chapter 1. The Foundations of the Complete Model of Active Adaptation; Chapter 2. The Complete (2-Stage) Model of Active Socio-Ecological Adaptation; Chapter 3. Towards a Heuristic Theory of Diffusive Learning; Chapter 4. The Design and Management of the Learning Environment; Chapter 5. Completing the Conceptual Circle; PART II. THE PRACTICE OF MAKING CULTURAL CHANGE; Chapter 6. The Search Conference.

Summary: Searching explains how to make the fundamental cultural change required for a desirable sustainable future. It describes the 'two-stage model' of open-systems social science in action and covers two major methods: the Search Conference for strategic planning and community development; and the Participative Design Workshop for the genotypical design and redesign of organizational structures. The result of nearly 50 years of integrated conceptual and practical development, Searching shows that by replacing 200 years of mechanistic assumptions with concepts and principles which accurately capture.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index.

Print version record.

Searching explains how to make the fundamental cultural change required for a desirable sustainable future. It describes the 'two-stage model' of open-systems social science in action and covers two major methods: the Search Conference for strategic planning and community development; and the Participative Design Workshop for the genotypical design and redesign of organizational structures. The result of nearly 50 years of integrated conceptual and practical development, Searching shows that by replacing 200 years of mechanistic assumptions with concepts and principles which accurately capture.