You have heard the phrase, “Embrace the unexpected.” The puzzle remains, as a leader, how do you recognize and make good use of the unexpected in a way that delivers results and positive change for your organization? The Untapped Power of Discovery is a unique guide to helping leaders understand and make good use of unexpected developments and convert them into a capacity for discovery. This focus on the process of discovery produces critical new insights about how to effectively lead during a time of unprecedented change.
Jane Dutton Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Business Administration and Psychology
Introduction. Chapter 1: Suppressing Discovery. Chapter 2: Discovery as a Process. Chapter 3: Capitalizing on Surprise. Chapter 4: Harnessing Genuine Doubt. Chapter 5: Launching New Ways. Chapter 6: Building Capacity for Discovery. Chapter 7: Amplifying Discovery. Chapter 8: Discovery’s Impact on Change Management
Karen Golden-Biddle is an organizational ethnographer whose award-winning research illuminates the connection between discovery and organizational change. She is committed to supporting leaders’ efforts to cultivate discovery as a conscious practice. Karen’s work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed publications, including the Academy of Management Journal and Organization Science. She received her PhD (management) and MBA from Case Western Reserve University and BA from Denison University. Karen is Professor of Management and Organizations, emerita, Questrom School of Business at Boston University, and Fellow of the Academy of Management.