The Organic Systems Framework: A New Paradigm for Understanding and Intervening in Organizational Life - Paperback

by Barry Oshry (Author)

Unlock a new understanding of organizational life with a groundbreaking framework. This compelling work challenges conventional management thinking, revealing the absence of scientific paradigms in organizational development as defined by Thomas Kuhn. Veteran researcher Barry Oshry introduces the Organic Systems Framework (OSF), a legitimate candidate for paradigm status.

Discover a clear and concise exploration of key theories:

• Power and Love: Understand the dynamics that drive organizational behavior.
• Tops, Middles, and Bottoms: Navigate the complexities of hierarchical structures.
• Systemic Processes: Learn how whole systems individuate, integrate, differentiate, and homogenize.

This book is for professionals, scholars, and practitioners seeking insightful solutions to social system problems and more effective leadership and management strategies. Explore further research areas and transform your understanding of organizational dynamics.

Author Biography

Barry Oshry is a pioneer in the field of human systems thinking. His life's work has been to empower individuals and organizations by transforming system-blindness into system-sight. The educational programs he has developed include The Power Lab, the Organization Workshop on Creating Partnership, and the When Cultures Meet Workshop. In 2013 he launched The Worldwide Week of Partnership, during which Power+Systems trainers across the globe conduct pro bono partnership events for educational, charitable, advocacy, and service organizations in their local communities. In 2015 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Organization Development Network. Barry is the author of The Systems Letter, Seeing Systems, Leading Systems, In the Middle, and The Possibilities of Organization. He is also a playwright whose stage productions include "What a Way to Make a Living," "Hierarchy," "Power Play," and "Peace." In 1975 he and his wife and partner, Karen Ellis Oshry, founded Power+Systems, Inc. whose worldwide network of trainers continues the work of empowering individuals and organizations by transforming system-blindness into system-sight.