Abstract
Purpose: This paper explores how learning games can be used for facilitating paradox learning among managers participating in a management development program.
Methods: A game-based process is designed, using principles from paradox and adult learning theory to inform a design-based, iterative development process. In light of critical realism, this design is explored as a hypothesis and tested in practice to learn how such game-based process might contribute to stage activities that contribute to learning paradox theory.
Findings: A game without content is developed as an effective design-principle to integrate participant-provided cases and problems. This contributes to staging participant discussions relevant to paradox learning. Cases indicate process and outcome variance in regard to learning.
Implications: The game-design appears to contribute to managers’ learning process on paradox, and effective use should ensure due process for all participants.
Methods: A game-based process is designed, using principles from paradox and adult learning theory to inform a design-based, iterative development process. In light of critical realism, this design is explored as a hypothesis and tested in practice to learn how such game-based process might contribute to stage activities that contribute to learning paradox theory.
Findings: A game without content is developed as an effective design-principle to integrate participant-provided cases and problems. This contributes to staging participant discussions relevant to paradox learning. Cases indicate process and outcome variance in regard to learning.
Implications: The game-design appears to contribute to managers’ learning process on paradox, and effective use should ensure due process for all participants.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Publikationsdato | 2022 |
Antal sider | 25 |
Status | Udgivet - 2022 |
Begivenhed | 38th EGOS Colloquium 2022: Organizing: The Beauty of Imperfection - Vienna University of Economics and Business, Wien, Østrig Varighed: 7 jul. 2022 → 9 jul. 2022 Konferencens nummer: 38 https://www.egos.org/2022_Vienna/General-Theme |
Konference
Konference | 38th EGOS Colloquium 2022 |
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Nummer | 38 |
Lokation | Vienna University of Economics and Business |
Land/Område | Østrig |
By | Wien |
Periode | 07/07/2022 → 09/07/2022 |
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Emneord
- Learning game
- Paradox
- Human resource development
- Design-based research
- Critical realism