The Learning Organization: Volume 11 Issue 6

Introduction‐“Chaordic systems thinking” for learning organizations

Frans M. van Eijnatten, Goran D. Putnik

The European Chaos and Complexity in Organizations Network (ECCON) held its Third Annual Meeting in Guimarães, Portugal, June 2003, at the very same spot where the First Business…

Chaos, complexity, learning, and the learning organization: Towards a chaordic enterprise

Frans M. van Eijnatten, Goran D. Putnik

In order to set the stage for this special issue, the prime concepts are defined: i.e. “chaos,” “complexity,” “learning” (individual and organizational), “learning organization,”…

Chaordic systems thinking: Some suggestions for a complexity framework to inform a learning organization

Frans M. van Eijnatten

This contribution suggests a conceptual framework for using complexity to understand human interactions in learning organizations. The particular lens adopted for this purpose is…

An antagonistic dialogue about chaordic systems thinking: part I

Toni Wäfler

This paper explores the added value of chaordic systems Thinking for organizational renewal, which is defined as transformation instead of reformation. The exploration is…

An antagonistic dialogue about chaordic systems thinking: part II

Toni Wäfler

This paper is a continuation of the antagonistic dialogue about the differences of chaordic systems thinking (CST) and socio‐technical systems design (STS). In this second part of…

Collective learning: A way over the ridge to a new organizational attractor

Tomas Backström

A theoretical model of collective learning has been developed based on complex systems theory. The need for collective learning is illustrated by an empirical study of an…

An inquiry into the foundations of organizational learning and the learning organization

Jorgen A. Jensen, Ole E. Rasmussen

People's mental models are viewed as being significant in achieving organizational outcomes, on the assumption that mental models influence people's acts. A fundamental issue in…

Chaordic systems thinking for learning organizations : Reflections and some suggestions for use

Goran D. Putnik, Frans M. van Eijnatten

In this concluding paper the guest editors reflect on the contents of this special issue, and give some suggestions for future use of the CST framework. An interesting disclosure…

Creation Destruction

Roger Collins