Thoughtlet: Systemic Innovation, Action Research and Collaborative Inquiry
A tribute to Erik Lindhult - friend, collaborator and coresearcher
Keywords:
systemic innovation, collaborative inquiry, action researchAbstract
I want to reflect on two important works of Erik and explain how it resonated with my own work and thinking. I hope these reflections are valuable to action researchers and system thinkers who read this journal.
References
References:
Lindhult, E. (2023). Systemic Innovation. Journal of Systems Thinking, 1-14.
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Vargo SL, Wieland H, Akaka MA. Innovation through institutionalization: A service ecosystems perspective. Industrial Marketing Management. 2015. pp. 63–72.
Midgley, G., & Lindhult, E. (2021). A systems perspective on systemic innovation. Systems research and behavioral science, 38(5), 635-670.
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Lindhult, E. (2018). Research quality in collaborative context, Presented at EURAM 2018, Rekjavik
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Lindhult E (2005). Management by Freedom. Essays inmoving from Machiavellian to Rousseauian approaches to innovation and inquiry. Stockholm: Doctoral Thesis in Industrial Economics and management, Royal Institute of Technology.
Piggot-Irvine, E., Ferkins, L., Rowe, W., & Sankaran, S. (Eds.). (2021). The evaluative study of action research: Rigorous findings on process and impact from around the world. Routledge.
Piggot-Irvine,E., Rowe, W. & Ferkins, L. (2015) Conceptualizing indicator domains for evaluating action research, Educational Action Research, 23:4, 545-566, DOI: 10.1080/09650792.2015.1042984
Other references you may like to read:
Lindhult, E. (2019). Scientific excellence in participatory and action research: Part I. Rethinking research quality. Technology Innovation Management Review, 9(5).
Lindhult, E. (2019). Scientific Excellence in Participatory and Action Research: Part II. Rethinking Objectivity and Reliability. Technology innovation management review, 9(5).
Svejvig, P., Sankaran, S., & Lindhult, E. (2021). Guest editorial: Special issue on action research and its variants in project studies and project management. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 14(1), 1-12.
Svejvig, P., Sankaran, S., & Lindhult, E. (2023). Guest editorial: Second special issue on action research and variants in project studies and project management. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 16(1), 1-8.
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