SESSION 12 | ORGANIZATIONS

How do we understand what we mean when we say "organization"?

Think about thinking within organizations while watching this video

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Did you ever think about how much the structure of organizations is driven by philosophical belief systems?

Back in the 1960s, Friedman envisaged a society in which we’d all be wealthy, thriving entrepreneurs. What we got in reality was a pay cut, reduced holiday or sick leave, a chronic skills deficit, credit-card debt and endless hours of pointless work. If anything, the story of human capital theory in Western economies has been about divesting in people, not the opposite.

What is human capital? | Peter Fleming

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We'll have no additional readings, but there is something for you to do

Think about Choo's characterization of an information model of organizations.

Then, prepare a definition of an organization for us to discuss

what counts as an organization?
what are some types and varieties of organizations?
what organizations do we have experience with?

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things we'll talk about

plan to share your definitions of organizations
plan to discuss the organizations we have in common? what are they? what are our connections? how are we connected?
examples might include school and all its variants (student life, student organizations, etc.) or life in general (sports, hobbies, social or religious identification, etc.)

If the session will include an in-class exercise, it will be noted here.

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something to take away

Robert Hood & Femi Kuti jouent James Brown

La techno de Robert Hood et l'afro-beat de Femi Kuti s'entremêlent dans une forme nouvelle où le groove règne en maître ! Pour la série de créations Variations, le duo se retrouve autour du chanteur et producteur James Brown (1933-2006).
La rencontre de deux légendes
L'un est à la console, l'autre au saxophone. Robert Hood et Femi Kuti incarnent l’excellence dans leur domaine respectif. Le premier est avec Jeff Mills et Mad Mike le père de la techno de Detroit. Son style est caractérisé par des teintes minimalistes et expérimentales au groove assumé. À ses côtés, Femi Kuti s’empare de tout style musical avec son saxophone qu’il joue avec une patte virtuose : la pop, la soul, en passant par la musique électronique et l’afrobeat dont il est l’un des représentants. Un mélange explosif à savourer sur France.tv !

Watch the video full screen.