Learning from a fool: searching for the 'unmanaged' context for radical learning

Drawing on the existing theorizing of organizational learning from a radical perspective, this article attempts to problematize such notion of learning and position it within the existing organizational contexts informed by divergent types of rationality. The study scrutinizes these frameworks with a view to reflect on the potentiality for radical learning to occur within them. In this vein, the conceptual analysis of non-technical and non-marginal notions, namely, ‘spirituality’, ‘luck’ and ‘wisdom’, in different modes of rationality is conducted. This article demonstrates that since the conceptual inclusiveness is entailed by the specificity of sensemaking mechanisms, which these modes employ, the analysed notions can be approached as their litmus paper. The functionalist rationality types are found to be incommensurate with exigencies of the radical context for learning. In pursue of the conducive area for radical learning, the notions of unmanaged organization and the technology of foolishness provide the theoretical frame for the study, and their joint sensemaking context is discussed using examples. This unmanaged space driven by inclusive foolishness is recognized as one that enables the liminal sensemaking processes conducive for radical learning to occur

Ethical Problems Created by the Cultural Differences Between Migrants and the Native Population of Receiving Cities

© 2019 American Society for Public Administration. The article shows that multiculturalism can be an opportunity for host cities to develop a more open-minded, tolerant, and diverse culture and a more ethical society. The cultural differences between migrants and the native population of receiving cities often raise various ethical dilemmas because these differences in culture and their connected virtues can be perceived as insurmountable. Utilitarianism has been adopted as the ethical theoretical framework through which the article has been developed. It provides a coherent ethical perspective for the discussion of the topic. When identifying economic impacts, such as those of housing; healthcare; education; and population density, utilitarianism connects these problems to underlying ethical dimensions. The article draws out the policy implications of the analysis and findings. Immigration is currently one of the most debated public policies both in the United States and in Europe and will remain so for many years. It is safe to predict that it will continue to be the subject of future scholarly research

The Role of Cultural Promotion As an Integral Component of Leipzig’s Urban Development

Copyright © 2013 Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. After the reunification in 1990, Leipzig—as well as other East German cities—had to face the challenges of the new political-administrative system and an open global economy. Through the systematic implementation of its evolving urban development strategies, the city has developed positively in many areas. After the German reunification, most of Leipzig’s districts lacked cultural leisure services that would have been fit for all age groups and close to their homes. In the early 1990s, the establishment of such urgently needed socio-cultural centers was initiated on the one hand by official authorities and on the other by the citizens themselves. Many newly founded associations and initiatives strove hard to maintain the existing or to develop new cultural activities. In order to implement the latter, they were not only interested in the already established cultural sites, but particularly in former industrial structures or other buildings with a rich historical background. The best project in this effort is the world-famous Spinnerei. These urban environments offered vast opportunities for artists, the independent scene, cultural workers and creative industries alike. A large number of Leipzig’s cultural institutions originated from civic engagement an

Morals, Ethics, and Integrity: How Codes of Conduct Contribute to Ethical Adult Education Practice

This article examines the similarities and differences in the concepts or in the usage of the terms “integrity”, “morals” and “ethics” to provide a framework for understanding why these concepts are the foundation of professional ethics and to promote a more thoughtful consideration of the need for codes of ethics for the field of adult education. The article reviews the original interpretations of these terms by the classic philosophers whose works are fundamental for a greater appreciation of contemporary ethics. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2006Morals, Ethics, Integrity, Codes of conduct, Consequentialist ethics, Adult education,

Privatization of Public Services in Leipzig: A Balancing Act between Efficiency and Legitimacy

Privatization, City finances, Municipal services, Efficiency and legitimacy in public services,