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Seems I never reviewed this. So here it is. Donald Schön has an easy to read style (except if he is co-authoring with Chris Agyris, that is). The author is best known for his Concept of “reflective practice” which he developed relatively late in his career. Technology and Change is one of his earlier books – and it reads like it could have been written today. Sure, the examples do not talk about software and global suppy chains, but if that would be swapped in, the age of the book could be hardly noticed. Philosophically, Schöns focus on process, change as well as the importance of interpreation of the social world show clearly – there is no truth that some right ones have and some misguided don’t; there are no platonic ideals floating abstractions. Thus it is both still a good read for managers as well as an enjoyable reading for academics who enjoy Dewey, Weick, Schutz or Mead.

Seems I never reviewed this. So here it is. Donald Schön has an easy to read style (except if he is co-authoring with Chris Agyris, that is). The author is best known for his Concept of “reflective practice” which he developed relatively late in his career. Technology and Change is one of his earlier books – and it reads like it could have been written today. Sure, the examples do not talk about software and global suppy chains, but if that would be swapped in, the age of the book could be hardly noticed. Philosophically, Schöns focus on process, change as well as the importance of interpreation of the social world show clearly – there is no truth that some right ones have and some misguided don’t; there are no platonic ideals floating abstractions. Thus it is both still a good read for managers as well as an enjoyable reading for academics who enjoy Dewey, Weick, Schutz or Mead.

Gut lesbare Diskussion von Praxistheorie und -Forschung. Da es sonst fast immer nur das Reckwitz-Paper zu Praxistheorie oder (das für mich unlesbare) Schatzki-Buch, war das eine Bereicherung für mein Verständnis. Das Kapitel über Vergleiche ist auch jenseits von Praxistheorie interessant. Insgesammt sehr stark auf Bourdieu bezogen und mit einem starken Fokus auf die “Aufführung” von Praktiken. Da ich mich dann doch oft für kleine, individuelle oder kollaborative Praktiken interessiere, finde ich die Aufführungsmetapher oft etwas hinderlich: Ich hätte mich für die weniger sichtbaren Handlungen der Programmier*innen interessiert: Wie lesen die Code abseits der Skizzen darüber, wo schauen sie was nach, wie bemerken und konstruieren sie lokale Probleme?