ORCiD
0000-0002-4201-8335
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference Title
Dilemnas for Human Services 2015: Organizaing, Designing and Managing
Organization
Linnaeus University
Location
Växjö, Sweden
Conference Dates
September 9-11, 2015
Date of Presentation
9-10-2015
Abstract
Informed Systems honors stakeholder perspective and values information experience through inclusive construction of workplace systems and participatory processes. Enabling design tools and inclusive information processes support planning and building organizational communication systems for evidence based inquiry and continuous team learning. In this North American example, international researchers’ contributions illustrate the efficacy of introducing theory from Australia and methods from Sweden to re-invent an academic library. To initiate transformative change at the University of Colorado Denver, Scandinavian participation design practices guided co-creation of shared vision and systems purpose.. Building upon these catalytic collective experiences, an organizational learning culture was advanced through introduction of Australian informed learning principles. This maturation model guided enactment of evidence-based decision making and decision taking practices for information sharing and knowledge exchange activities. Longitudinal results suggest that such conversation-rich dialogic organization development benefits from introduction and guidance by international researchers with deep knowledge and nuanced experience.
Identifier
10.15626/dirc.2015.09
First Page
1
Last Page
11
Editors
S. Finken, C. Mörtberg and A. Mirijamdotter
Publisher
Linnaeus University Press
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Mary M. Somerville (2015): Informed Systems for Participatory Organizations: Contributions from International Researchers. In Finken, S., Mörtberg, C. and Mirijamdotter, A. (eds.). Dilemmas 2015 Papers from the 18th Annual International Conference Dilemmas for Human Services: Organizing, Designing and Managing, [S.l.], Mar. 2017. doi: 10.15626/dirc.2015.09
