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EdgeAdapt Final Digest
The VHA-sponsored on-line discussion group,
EdgeAdapt, has explored the issue of increasing organizational
adaptability by tapping insights from the science of complexity.
These notes provide a comprehensive digest of the 1998 work
of the discussion group.
Purpose and Scope of the Group - The
goal of the group was to identify and explore how concepts from
the emerging science of complexity can be used to help leaders
foster greater adaptability, flexibility, and creativity in
their organizations. Contributions to the dialog came from theory
– the study of complexity, and from practice – the experience
of leaders applying complexity concepts in their work.
Participants - The members of the EdgeAdapt
group were:
- Rhonda Anderson, Hartford Hospital
- Joseph Bujak, MD, Kootenai Medical Center
and VHA Mountain States
- Martha Dawson, RN, University of Louisville
Hospital
- Jeffrey Goldstein, PhD, Adelphi University
- Frank Karel, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Mary Anne Keyes, RN, Muhlenberg Regional
Medical Center
- Curt Lindberg, VHA Inc.
- Birute Regine, EdD, Harvest Writers
- Linda Rusch, RN, Hunterdon Medical Center
- Ken Smithson, MD, VHA Inc.
- James Taylor, University of Louisville Hospital
- Brenda Zimmerman, PhD, York University
- Deborah Zastocki, RN, Chilton Memorial Hospital
Contents of this Digest
- The contents from the group’s work are organized into
the following sections:
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