Realizing Collective Capacities to Navigate Complexity
Topological Sensing Works, but We Know Not How and Why
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https://doi.org/10.47061/jabsc.v1i2.1966Keywords:
Systems sensing, systemic constellations, action research, topologocal sensingAbstract
In describing one experimental approach to building organisational capacity for navigating complexities, an evocative testimony about the shift to discovering a collective capability is embedded in a report on a sensitive research inquiry – into how sensing and perceptionsshape unfolding patterns of behaviour and prescribe or circumscribe action potential. The commentary discusses sensing as a tool and the potential role of action research as scientific inquiry into sensing.
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