A primer to critical systems heuristics for action researchers

Ulrich, W. (1996). A primer to critical systems heuristics for action researchers. The Researcher, 2(1), 1-12.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1996

Volume

2

Issue

1

Pages

1-12

Link

https://wulrich.com/downloads/ulrich_1996a.pdf

Cited from

organizational_management, systems_cybernetics

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2 citations across 2 artifacts.

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Primes

• Boundary Critique
  • … justification, or does it encode unexamined normative commitments?** Mature boundary-critique practice moves dialectically between is-mode description and ought-mode justification, carries multiple candidate boundaries in parallel rather than collapsing prematurely, and institutionalizes the practice through tools

    This sourceAccessible introduction to CSH and the boundary-question set for practitioners; supports the practical-application / institutionalized-tool claim.

• Stakeholder Analysis
  • The reflexive-check component interrogating what assumptions about legitimate stakes, power, or system boundaries the analyst is making and whose voices are being excluded

    This sourceUlrich CSH primer action-research boundary-questions practical application.

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