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Understanding Practices Through an Inclusive Philosophy of Experiencing: Insights from Four Art Museums

In: Reimagining Sustainable Organization

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  • Birgit Helene Jevnaker

    (BI Norwegian Business School)

  • Johan Olaisen

    (BI Norwegian Business School)

Abstract

The chapter discusses the inclusive knowledge philosophy fundamental for different modes of experiencing living enterprises. We combine two related philosophical lenses to enable fundamental understanding of concerted practices and strategic accomplishments for leadership and management. The American pragmatist philosopher John Dewey pointed to the importance of restoring the continuity between the refined and intensified experiences in our practices and everyday doings. He based this restoring on “the inclusive philosophic idea”. By this idea he was acknowledging the possibilities of imagination and associations among the social, technological-physical, natural, and mental modes. Another philosopher, the Norwegian Arne Naess, also highlighted imaginative experience and the human/nature interconnectedness including its potential joy and perseverance for individuals as well as organizations. We provide examples drawing on our own studies of four art museums. Given that rich knowledge endeavours are necessary to develop arts for society, how can valuable exhibition practices be accomplished in inclusive, resourceful ways? The chapter introduces a philosophical framework for how this might work. Dynamic art, design, and innovation processes are imaginative practices where the past, the present, and the future melt together. The imaginative experiencing in each museum place might be crucial not only for its recurrent co-creation but also for the make-believe of sustainable arts thinking.

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  • Birgit Helene Jevnaker & Johan Olaisen, 2022. "Understanding Practices Through an Inclusive Philosophy of Experiencing: Insights from Four Art Museums," Springer Books, in: Reimagining Sustainable Organization, chapter 0, pages 93-109, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-96210-4_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96210-4_5
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