Schoen's shows how to prepare individuals to handle the complex and unpredictable challenges of real-life practice with confidence and skill. He shows that one can cultivate the artistry that distinguishes master professionals.[...]
Building on the concepts of professional competence that he introduced in his classic The Reflective Practitioner, Schon offers an approach for educating professional in all areas that will prepare them to handle the complex and unpredictable problems of actual practice with confidence, skill, and c[...]
Strategy is the art of creating value. It provides frameworks, conceptual models, and governing ideas that allow a companya s managers to identify opportunities for bringing value to customers and for delivering that value at a profit. This book illustrates how new ways of creating value are being c[...]
A member of the PH OD Series! Organizational Learning II expands and updates the ideas and concepts of the authorsâ ground- breaking first book. With new examples and the most up-to-date information on the technical aspects of organizational and management theory, Argyris and Schon demonstrate ho[...]
Why are controversies about such issues as abortion, welfare, persistent poverty, and environmental destruction so intractable? As anyone who has ever engaged in or tried to settle an argument on highly charged issues knows, facts rarely persuade in such situations. This innovative approach to intra[...]
A leading M.I.T. social scientist and consultant examines five professionsengineering, architecture, management, psychotherapy, and town planningto show how professionals really go about solving problems.. A leading M.I.T. social scientist and consultant examines five professionsengineering, archite[...]