Using a workplace development program as source of experience the book deals with the development of innovation processes. Since innovation means to explore the unique and the special to bring forth what does not (yet) exist, each innovation process must in itself be an innovation. The study explores the tools and activities needed to create such processes, like dialogue, networking, coalition building, and social partnership. The authors report from the position of collaborative actors involved in the innovation process rather than external observers.
Haga, Trond Sanne, Johan E. Ravn, Oier Imaz Alias & Davydd J. Greenwood
2024. Merging Worklife Organizational Innovation and Educational Programs: Promoting Continuous Adaptations to the Global Economy. Systemic Practice and Action Research 37:6 ► pp. 627 ff.
Ataöv, Anlı & Ender Peker
2021. Co-designing Local Climate Action: A Methodological Framework from a Democratic Perspective. In Governance of Climate Responsive Cities [The Urban Book Series, ], ► pp. 147 ff.
Cummings, Thomas G. & Chailin Cummings
2020. The Relevance Challenge in Management and Organization Studies: Bringing Organization Development Back In. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 56:4 ► pp. 521 ff.
Hrastinski, Stefan & Marianne Ekman Rising
2020. Communities, networks and ICT professional development across schools in close physical proximity. Technology, Pedagogy and Education 29:2 ► pp. 219 ff.
Pomares, Egoitz
2020. Workplace Innovation Programmes: bridging research and policymaking. International Journal of Action Research 16:1-2020 ► pp. 40 ff.
Bygdås, Arne Lindseth & Eivind Falkum
2019. Samarbeid, medvirkning og innovasjon– en studie av ytre press og lokal omstilling hos REC ScanWaferHerøya. Beta 33:2 ► pp. 150 ff.
Holtskog, Halvor, Elias G. Carayannis, Aris Kaloudis & Geir Ringen
2018. Introductory Chapter. In Learning Factories, ► pp. 1 ff.
Dege, Martin
2017. Aktionsforschung. In Perspektiven kritischer Psychologie und qualitativer Forschung, ► pp. 317 ff.
Dege, Martin
2023. The Northern Tradition of Pragmatic Action Research. In Action Research and Critical Psychology [Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences, ], ► pp. 97 ff.
Dege, Martin
2023. Pragmatic and Participatory Action Research – The Northern and Southern Traditions. In Action Research and Critical Psychology [Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences, ], ► pp. 43 ff.
Johnsen, Hans Christian Garmann, Richard Ennals & Halvor Holtskog
2017. Balancing Organisational Design Principles: A Pragmatic Scandinavian Approach to CSR. In Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, ], ► pp. 163 ff.
Ennals, Richard
2015. Management as Intervention. In Higher Education in a Sustainable Society [CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, ], ► pp. 177 ff.
Ennals, Richard
2019. Democratic Dialogue and Development: An Intellectual Obituary of Björn Gustavsen. International Journal of Action Research :2-3/2018 ► pp. 146 ff.
Ennals, Richard
2020. Gustavsen, Björn: Democratic Dialogue and Development. In The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers, ► pp. 1 ff.
Ennals, Richard
2021. Gustavsen, Björn: Democratic Dialogue and Development. In The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers, ► pp. 681 ff.
Gergen, Kenneth J.
2015. From Mirroring to World‐Making: Research as Future Forming. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 45:3 ► pp. 287 ff.
Holtskog, Halvor, Richard Ennals & Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen
2015. Sustainable Manufacturing as Mutual Competence Building. In Higher Education in a Sustainable Society [CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, ], ► pp. 113 ff.
Huzzard, Tony, Andreas Hellström, Svante Lifvergren & Nils Conradi
2014. A Physician-Led, Learning-Driven Approach to Regional Development of 23 Cancer Pathways in Sweden. In Reconfiguring the Ecosystem for Sustainable Healthcare, ► pp. 101 ff.
Maria Lusiani and Luca Zan, Thorkildsen, Are & Marianne Ekman
2013. The complexity of becoming: collaborative planning and cultural heritage. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 3:2 ► pp. 148 ff.
Julkunen, Ilse
2011. Critical elements in evaluating and developing practice in social work. Social Work and Social Sciences Review 15:1 ► pp. 74 ff.
Rolfsen, Monica
2011. Co-construction of management concepts: Interpretative viability as opportunity for workplace democracy. Action Research 9:4 ► pp. 329 ff.
Van der Ven, Naud
2011. Conclusion. In The Shame of Reason in Organizational Change [Issues in Business Ethics, 32], ► pp. 149 ff.
Van der Ven, Naud
2011. Levinas Translated to Organizations. In The Shame of Reason in Organizational Change [Issues in Business Ethics, 32], ► pp. 111 ff.
Van der Ven, Naud
2011. Two Alternatives to Representationalism. In The Shame of Reason in Organizational Change [Issues in Business Ethics, 32], ► pp. 49 ff.
2010. An action research approach to the inclusion of immigrants in work life and local community life. Action Research 8:3 ► pp. 237 ff.
Fuller-Rowell, Thomas E.
2009. Multi-site action research. Action Research 7:4 ► pp. 363 ff.
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjaer, Tom Johnstad & Jan Erling Klausen
2009. Regional Foresight, Modes of Governance and Democracy. European Planning Studies 17:12 ► pp. 1733 ff.
Johnsen, Hans Chr Garmann, James Karlsen, Roger Normann & Jens Kristian Fosse
2009. The contradictory nature of knowledge: a challenge for understanding innovation in a local context and workplace development and for doing action research. AI & SOCIETY 23:1 ► pp. 85 ff.
Beirne, Martin
2008. Idealism and the applied relevance of research on employee participation. Work, Employment and Society 22:4 ► pp. 675 ff.
Gausdal, Anne Haugen
2008. Developing regional communities of practice by network reflection: the case of the Norwegian electronics industry. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 20:3 ► pp. 209 ff.
Ramstad, Elise
2008. Collaborative knowledge production model in the field of organizational development. Educational Action Research 16:2 ► pp. 261 ff.
Ramstad, Elise
2009. Developmental evaluation framework for innovation and learning networks. Journal of Workplace Learning 21:3 ► pp. 181 ff.
Gustavsen, Bjørn
2007. Work Organization and `the Scandinavian Model'. Economic and Industrial Democracy 28:4 ► pp. 650 ff.
Gustavsen, Bjørn
2014. Social impact and the justification of action research knowledge. Action Research 12:4 ► pp. 339 ff.
Gustavsen, Bjørn
2020. Action research and the problem of the single case. International Journal of Action Research 16:1-2020 ► pp. 77 ff.
Jøsendal, Kari & Kari Skarholt
2007. Communicating Through Theatre: How Organizational Theatre Engages Researchers and Industrial Companies. Systemic Practice and Action Research 20:1 ► pp. 65 ff.
Alasoini, Tuomo
2006. In Search of Generative Results: A New Generation of Programmes to Develop Work Organization. Economic and Industrial Democracy 27:1 ► pp. 9 ff.
Alasoini, Tuomo
2018. Learning networks as a vehicle for improving the generative capacity of working-life development programmes. Action Research 16:1 ► pp. 105 ff.
Fosse, Jens Kristian
2005. The potential of dialogue in a municipal development project: action research and planning practice. AI & SOCIETY 19:4 ► pp. 464 ff.
Langvik, Trond Åge, Frode R. Johansen, Fred Callisen, Steinar Normann & Johan Thoresen
2005. Innovation and regional development. AI & SOCIETY 19:4 ► pp. 384 ff.
Leirvik, Birgit
2005. Dialogue and power: the use of dialogue for participatory change. AI & SOCIETY 19:4 ► pp. 407 ff.
Payne, Jonathan & Ewart Keep
2005. Promoting Workplace Development: Lessons for UK Policy from Nordic Approaches to Job Redesign and the Quality of Working Life. In Participation and Democracy at Work, ► pp. 146 ff.
Svensson, Lennart & Hanne Randle
2005. How to ‘Bridge the Gap’ — Experiences in Connecting the Educational and Work System. In Learning, Working and Living, ► pp. 102 ff.
Niels Warring & Bottrup, Pernille
2005. Learning in a network:a “third way” between school learning and workplace learning?. Journal of Workplace Learning 17:8 ► pp. 508 ff.
Dick, Bob
2004. Action research literature. Action Research 2:4 ► pp. 425 ff.
Olsen, Odd Einar & Preben Lindøe
2004. Trailing research based evaluation; phases and roles. Evaluation and Program Planning 27:4 ► pp. 371 ff.
Payne, Jonathan
2004. Re-Evaluating the Finnish Workplace Development Programme: Evidence from Two Projects in the Municipal Sector. Economic and Industrial Democracy 25:4 ► pp. 485 ff.
Payne, Jonathan
2006. The Norwegian competence reform and the limits of lifelong learning. International Journal of Lifelong Education 25:5 ► pp. 477 ff.
Payne, Jonathan
2009. Divergent skills policy trajectories in England and Scotland after Leitch. Policy Studies 30:5 ► pp. 473 ff.
Payne, Jonathan
2013. Measure for measure: towards a measurement and evaluation framework for skills utilisation policy in the UK. Journal of Education and Work 26:2 ► pp. 143 ff.
Philips, Marianne Ekman
2004. Action research and development coalitions in health care. Action Research 2:4 ► pp. 349 ff.
Svensson, Lennart & Casten von Otter
2002. Strategies for Regional Regeneration: Learning from the Bergslagen Regional Research Centre. Economic and Industrial Democracy 23:3 ► pp. 421 ff.
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