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Abma, T.A.  1999 Fostering learning in organizing through narration How to destabilise myths and generate metaphors

Argyris, Chris

1990

Overcoming Organizational Defences

Mental models, hidden routines, method for generating a new mental model, Model I and Model II

Ashkenas, Ulrich 1998 The boundaryless organization; breaking the chains of organizational structure Various checklists to determine boundaries of organisations

Beer, Stafford

1988

Diagnosing the system

Layers in systems, how to diagnose communication systems, designing of conversation systems

Bohm, David 1980 Wholeness and the implicate order - existence as an unbroken whole
- vision on fragmentation of disciplines
- how language determines our selections
- quantum thinking and mysticism
Boonstra, Jaap & Caluwé, Leon de (Eds.) 2007 Intervening and Changing: Looking for meaning in interactions - examples of interactive methods for change
- critical reflection of Jac Geurts on implicit assumptions
- research model of Jac Geurts for evaluation of effectiveness
Bunker, Barbar B. & Alban, Billie T.  1997 Large Group Interventions - methods for working with the whole system in the room
- experiences with Large Group Interventions
- fishbowl principle
- how to organise open communication in large, bureaucratic organisations
Checkland, Peter & Scholes, J.  1990 The developed form of Soft Systems Methodology
Uit: Soft Systems Methodology in action, page 13-58
- roots and principles of  SSM
- user guide
Chia, Robert 1996 Organizational analysis as deconstructive practice - history of knowledge philosophy
- upstream and downstream practices, based on world views
- deconstruction of texts as analysis of patterns of organising and assumptions of people
- how language excludes perceptions and possibilities
Cornelis, Arnold 1993 Logica van het gevoel - the theory of layers of stabilisation in our culture
- role of feeling in sense making
- knowledge theory for development of logic in human systems
- first order and second order collective learning
Cornelis, Arnold 1999 De vertraagde tijd - a philosophy for the future
- the role of time in our knowledge of the world
Dongen,  H. van, W. de Laat & A. Maas 1996 Een kwestie van verschil - dealing with conflict with the configuration method
- principle of triangulation

Erlandson e.a.

1993

Doing Naturalistic Inquiry

- qualitative research with an inductive method
- methods for interviews and data-analyses

Fischhoff, Baruch 1992 Giving Advice - boundaries of advice
- awareness of the risks of advice for your clients
Frissen, Paul 1999 De lege staat - trends in advice in the Netherlands
- view on Post Modernism
Gaarder, Jostein 2001 The world of Sophie Novel on the history of philosophy
Geurts, de Caluwé & Stoppelenburg 2000 Changing organisations with gaming/simulations Principles and designs for simulation

Geus, Arie de

1997

The Living Company

- organisation as a living system

- learning organisations

Guba, E. & Lincoln, Y.  1989 Fourth Generation Evaluation - development of the fourth generation of evaluation research
- method of hermeneutic circle
Hall, Eduard T. 1976 Beyond Culture pag. 9 - 24 about different perceptions of time in relation to cultural aspects
Hall, Eduard T. 1984 The dance of life - perceptions of time
- rhythms playing a role in our live, consciously or unconsciously
- polychronic and monochronic time
- the role of context and the way we deal with time
Handy, Charles 2002 The elephant and the flea - the role of precocious individuals (fleas) and the place of large organisations (elephants) in the world.
- perspectives on developments in the capitalistic economy
- vies on organisations as a community
- balance between passion, earning money and care tasks
Heijden, Kees van der 1996 Scenarios, the art of strategic conversations - strategy making with scenarios
- Business Idea
- interview method "clairvoyant"

Heylighen, Francis & Dewaele

1999

Formality of language: definition, measurement and behavioural determinants

- dependency of definitions on context
- dealing with fuzzy concepts as memory
- measures for the formality of styles of languages usage
- determinants of formality

Hoebeke, Luc   Making work systems better - time domains and their characteristics in inquiries and advice
- definition of work system
- how to improve work systems
Hosking, Dian Marie 2002 Constructing changes: A social constructionist approach to change work (and beetles and witches) Oration Tilburg University.
- concept "thought style" as a way of looking/thinking/acting
- description of relational constructionism
- search for non hierarchic, critical methods for change
Jaworski, Joseph J. 1996 Synchronicity: The inner path of leadership - very inspiring story of a quest for meaning
- illustration of synchronicity of events
- view on leadership inspired by David Bohm
Koning, Mark de & Zouwen, Tonnie van der 2004 Geef intervisie de tijd
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Article in magazine Personeelsbeleid, April 2004 (original version with cartoons)
- advantages and pitfalls of intervision
- experiences from practice
- cartoons
Kroch, Georg von & Ichijo, Kazuo & Nonaka, Ikujiro 2000 Enabling knowledge creation - waarom kennismanagement niet genoeg is
- belang van "care" in de organisatie
- factoren die kenniscreatie belemmeren
- strategie en aanpak om kenniscreatie mogelijk te maken
Liefde, Willem H.J. de 2002 African tribal leadership - view on leadership and organising of dialogue and decision making
- world view "I am because we are"
- use of art to discuss the undiscussable
- development cycle in organisations

Maschek, Christian & Schillinger

?

Organizational Memory Systems

- definition of organisation, memory and Organisational Memory Systems (OMS)

Maturana, H & Varela, F. 1980 Autopoiesis and cognition - autopoiesis as self creating systems
Mintzberg, Henry 1992 Structures in five - criteria for development and characteristices of organisation structures
- five models for structures
Mintzberg, Henry 1999 Strategy safari: a guided tour through the wilds of strategic management - logic for the ordering of strategic management in 10 different schools
- models and examples of strategic management
Morgan, Gareth 1986 Images of Organizations - method for analyzing organisations, metaphors, assumptions, points of view
Nonaka, I. & Takeuchi, H. 1995 The knowledge-creating company - tacit knowledge and knowledge management
Schein, E.H. 1985 Organizational culture and leadership  
Scott-Morgan, Peter 1995 The unwritten rules of the game - role of company culture in change processes
- manners to reveal hidden rules
- side effects of change
Senge, Peter 1992 The Fifth Discipline: Art and Practice of the Learning Organization systems thinking, team learning, vision development, mental models, personal mastery

Senge, Peter et al

1995

The Fifth Discipline Workbook

- collection of methods and concepts for change, from a variety of authors, based on the five disciplines
- illustrations, stories

Senge, Peter et al

2000

The dance of change

- initiating, continuing, redesigning, and changing
- stories and illustrations

Stacey, Ralph D. 2003 Strategic Management and organisational dynamics: The challenge of complexity - fundamental comparison of perspectives on organisational dynamics
- great set of criteria/questions for analyses of perspectives
- explanation of Stacey's theory "complex social responsive processes"
- circular and paradoxical causality
- identity as social process instead of abstract entity
Stacey, Ralph D. & Griffin, Douglas (editors) 2005 A complexity perspective on researching organizations: Taking experience seriously - research as reflexive contribution to "real life experience" in organisations, based on the theory of complex responsive processes
- critical view on the position of  the researcher and the consequences for doing research in organisations
- narrative methodology

Stein, E.

1995

Organizational Memory review: concepts and recommendations for the management

- definition of organisation, memory and learning

Symon, G. & Cassell, C. 1998 Qualitative methods and analysis - methods of a variety of authors for qualitative research
- Critical Incident method
- Pictorial Representation
- Soft System Methodology
Vennix, Jac  1996 Group model building - Method Group Model Building
- how to make Causal Loop Diagrams
- interview methods

Weick, Karl

1993

Group Support Systems

p. 236-240 sensemaking in meetings: 
- 5 strategies for sensemaking in groups
- advantages and disadvantages of computer simulations
- features of a successful meeting
- preoccupations of Western thinking about decisions and solutions
- tips for enhancing sensemaking

Weick, Karl

1995

Sensemaking in organizations
 

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- definition of memory
- model of frames, connection and cues (making connections_
- control structures that make persons replaceable
- definition of "work"

Wierdsma, André 1999 Co-creatie van verandering - blockades for collective learning
- the dance develops by dancing, fabric of relation and activity
- method of Collective Competency development
Wierdsma, André 2001 Leidinggeven aan co-creërend veranderen
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- field of tension between ordering results and ordering needs
Wilde, Rob & Geverink, Annemiek 2001 De Large Scale Intervention - basic assumptions of Large Scale Interventions
- methods for working with large groups
Zeeuw, G. de   The world constructed bij actors. Inquiry to the nature of support - p. 40-58 Necessity for development of a specific language for organisational advice
- history of research language
Zohar, Danah 1997 Rewiring het corporate brain.

Using new science to rethink how we structure and lead organizations.

- relation between three ways of thinking and three ways of organising (serial, parallel and quantum)
- Eastern model, Western model and quantum model of organising
- dealing with uncertainty and emerging concepts, new connections
- new definition of spirituality and of innovation
- Newtonian management versus quantum management
Zouwen, Tonnie van der 2011 Buidling an evidence based practical guide to Large Scale Interventions. Towards sustainable change with the whole system PhD thesis, presenting the story of a research journey into LSI practice. Offers a practical guide for assessment of preconditions and performance, and tools for evaluation of effectiveness.
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Zouwen, Tonnie van der 2010 Practise what you preach: Large group conferences as member check in interventions research Article on creative methods for intervention research. Published in Profile, International Journal for Change, Learning, Dialogue. October 2010
Zouwen, Tonnie van der 2010 Lernblockaden in Organisationen erkennen und beseitigen Article in Profile, International Journal for Change, Learning, Dialogue, published in October 2010
- application of Logic of will, discipline and communication in development of collective learning
- guidline for selection of change strategy and interventions methods, for HRM professionals
Zouwen, Tonnie van der & Viergever, Ruud 2003 MT in de fishbowl
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Article in Het Waterschap 2003 nr. 3
- application of Large Group Intervention method for renewal
- example of design of a change process
Zouwen, Tonnie van der 2002 Certificering op basis van het INK-model
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Article in SIGMA, June  2002
- combining the integral approach of the INK-model and the discipline of ISO 9000
- experience with certification of an integral quality management system

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