The resonance of Mike Jackson's work with the use of systems ideas in community operational research
Journal
Systems Research and Behavioral Science
ISSN
1092-7026
1099-1743
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
Date Issued
2024
Author(s)
Herron, Rebecca J. M.
Mendiwelso Bendek, Zoraida
Vilalta-Perdomo, Eliseo
Weaver, Miles W.
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Abstract
The body of work of Mike Jackson covers several major themes in OR/Systems Thinking and articulates key aspects of Critical Systems Thinking; with an interest throughout in applications to complex social challenges. In this paper, as a direct response to this Festschrift, and acknowledging his contribution to Community OR, five active UK-based researchers have engaged in their own process of community-based learning in order to articulate the ways Jackson's work resonates with their contemporary research and practice. The researchers used a variation of the Delphi method to reflect first on the ways that the body of work of Jackson resonated with their practice and research agendas. This produced a framework of ideas. Examples from the UK and overseas are then provided to illustrate these points. Ultimately, the researchers used these experiences and reflections to produce a series of statements for developing Community OR practice (and theory)—reflecting and extending Jackson's work. ©The authors ©John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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How to cite
Herron, R. J. M., Mendiwelso Bendek, Z., Salinas Navarro, D. E., Vilalta‐Perdomo, E., & Weaver, M. W. (2024). The resonance of Mike Jackson’s work with the use of systems ideas in community operational research. In Systems Research and Behavioral Science. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3100