Release Date: 15 December, 2001
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Book Description
The experiences of innovation studied in this book suggest that innovations do not start with a match between a need to be satisfied and a set of competencies and tools purposefully brought together to meet the need. On the contrary, identification of need is a consequence of success, rather than a pre-condition.
Book Info
The experiences of innovation studied in this book suggest that innovations do not start with a match between a need to be satisfied and a set of competencies and tools purposefully brought together to meet the need. On the contrary, identification of need is a consequence of success rather than a pre-condition. Softcover. Rating 5.0
Organizations as relationships and patterns of meaningThis book is part of a series of books related to complexity and management. The "core" book in the series is Complexity and Management by Stacey, Griffin and Shaw. I think this book by Jose Fonseca is more about the emergence of meaning from conversation than it is about innovation. But perhaps that is what innovation is. An organization is a pattern of relationships among people. People have conversations. A conversation is a pattern of thoughts out of which meaning can emerge. Conversations are fractal in that we have conversations within our own heads, and with others, and in a sense departments have conversations with other departments and organizatons have relationships (and therefore conversations) with one another. Fonseca believes that misunderstandings and redundancy contribute to the discovery of new meanings and to innovation. There is enough "meat" in this book to make it worth my while. |
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