Synergic Inquiry

Yongming Tang - California Institute of Integral Studies, USA
Charles Joiner

Other Titles in:
Organization Studies (General) | Qualitative Research (General) | Urban & Regional Sociology

June 2006 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

`The publication of Synergic Inquiry is both timely and important. It is a refreshing attempt to forge behavioral theory and praxis to expand human capacities for problem-solving'

- Tomoko Hamada, College of William & Mary

This book introduces synergic inquiry, which is a particular take on action research. Synergic inquiry is distinguished from other collaborative methodologies in its process orientation, which seeks first to differentiate and only them to integrate. This way, issues which are considered to be impediments to understanding cultural differences, examples of hierarchical thinking, etc. are treated as an organic part of the solution. In this text, the authors stress a strong theory/practice mix.

Dean Elias

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

The SI Methodology and Its Theoretical Foundation

Overview of Synergic Inquiry

The Synergic Universe

Si, Paradigms, and Other Methodologies

Si Practices

Practicing Synergic Inquiry

Joanne Gozawa

Geisha and Cowboy: Synergizing Inner Lifer Differences Through the Mythic Realm

Venus Bobis Jendresen and Eric Bobis

Husband and Wife Synergizing

Lien Cao

Synergizing the Mother-Daughter Relationship

Elisa Sabatini

Developing a Community Through Synergic Envisioning

Lien Cao

Using SI to Resolve a Group Conflict

Carole Barlas, Angela Cherry-Smith, Penny Rosenwasser, and Colette Winlock

Synergic Inquiry in Action: The Expansion of Racial Consciousness

Yongming Tang, David Goff, Anna Gatmon, Marianne Murray, Vickie Zhang, and George Kich

Gender Synergy: Using SI to Work with Gender Differences

Roma Hammel

Teaching SI in a High School Setting

Charles Joiner, Yongming Tang, and Yifu Yin

Synergizing Cultural Differences for Improving Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Synergic Inquiry in China

Charles Joiner, Susan Cannon, and Karen O'Neill

Synergic Inquiry and Organizational Transformation: A Case Study of SI Application to a US Organization Working in Mexico

Reflections and Implications

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Synergic Inquiry
A Collaborative Action Methodology

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