Systemic intervention

Midgley, Gerald

Abstract

This paper describes the practice of systemic intervention, emphasizing (1) the need to explore stakeholder values and boundaries for analysis; (2) responses to the challenges of marginalization processes; and (3) a wide, pluralistic range of methods from the systems literature and beyond to create a flexible and responsive systemic action research practice. After presenting an outline of systemic intervention, the author discusses several other well-tested systems approaches with a view to identifying their potential for further supporting systemic intervention practice, and action research more generally. Two practical examples of systemic intervention are provided to illustrate the arguments.

• Journal: Research memorandum (University of Hull Business School) ; 95
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Systemic intervention
• ISBN: 9781906422325
• APA6 Citation: Midgley, G. Systemic intervention
• Keywords: Boundary critique, Critical systems thinking, Marginalization, Methodological pluralism, Systemic action research, Systemic intervention, Systems thinking