Embracing emergence: problem solving on complex projects
Gina Bowman Lynn Crawford
Chapter from the book: International Research Network on Organizing by Projects, . 2017. International Research Network on Organizing by Projects (IRNOP) 2017.
Chapter from the book: International Research Network on Organizing by Projects, . 2017. International Research Network on Organizing by Projects (IRNOP) 2017.
Managing within the unpredictable and complex environments of today’s projects calls for new competencies to help interpret and respond to problems. Quantum storytelling can play a powerful role in reinterpreting project concepts such as risks, and their resulting problems, by harnessing the properties of emergence. The reframing of problems is explored through a complexity lens and underpinned by stories from the international development sector.
Bowman G. & Crawford L. 2017. Embracing emergence: problem solving on complex projects. In: International Research Network on Organizing by Projects, (ed.), International Research Network on Organizing by Projects (IRNOP) 2017. Sydney: UTS ePRESS. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5130/pmrp.irnop2017.5698
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Published on June 14, 2017