Chris Argyris
(1923– ) American business theorist, one of the founding fathers of organizational psychology, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School. Argyris has influenced thinking about the relationship of people and organizations, organizational learning and action research.
I’m a hypocrite and that’s ok
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 · Topics: feedback, hypocrisy, interpersonal-communication, lessons-learned, personal-growth
To say to someone, “you’re a hypocrite” is about the nastiest thing I can say. The taboo of hypocrisy is so dark and foreboding that I refuse to look at my own hypocrisy. Now research on the brain reveals that our inconsistent behavior is a fact of life. If hypocrisy is a natural state, could we all “chill out” about the horrors of being hypocritical? · Read more →
Action Science: Concepts, methods and skills for research and intervention
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 · Topics: interaction-design, interpersonal-communication, interventions
This book by Chris Argyris, Robert Putnam, and Diana McLain Smith, was published by Jossey-Bass in 1985 and remained in print until 2000. It has become a standard text in several graduate-level courses. In the interests of continuing to make it available to scholars, researchers, and practitioners, we are providing the full text, chapter by chapter, in PDF format. · Go to Action Science: Concepts, methods and skills for research and intervention →
Theory of action
Friday, April 29, 2011 · Topics: interventions, personal-growth
The values, assumptions and beliefs that govern my actions. The map I follow to plan, implement and review my actions. · Read more →
Double loop learning
Friday, April 29, 2011 · Topics: personal-growth
download argyris-double-loop-learning.pdf Argyris, Chris (1993). Knowledge for Action: A guide to overcoming barriers to organizational change. San Francisco: Josey-Bass. · Read more →
Mutual Learning
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 · Topics: interpersonal-communication, mutual-learning, personal-growth, personal-transformation
Theory-in-use models for interpersonal communication based on the work of Chris Argyris and Donald Schön · Read more →
Chris Argyris: Action science
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 · Topics: action-research, collaboration, org-development
Aims to accurately describe and efficiently demonstrate the theory and practice of action science and, secondarily, to connect individuals and groups interested in working with action science. The “action science” strategy of organizational development was defined and vigorously advanced primarily by Dr. Chris Argyris (with important help from Donald Schon and others) over a period of more than 50 years. · Go to Chris Argyris: Action science →
Single, double & triple loop learning
Saturday, February 13, 2010 · Topics: emotional-intelligence, personal-mastery, videos
An overview of Argyris’ learning theory · Watch video →
What about Chris Argyris?
Saturday, November 7, 2009 · Topics: org-development
From Luc Galoppin: Chris Argyris is one of the founding fathers of organizational psychology. His main focus is on learning and most of all: the pitfalls that inhibit learning. Here’s Galoppin’s top 3 of reasons why he should have quoted Argyris earlier. · Go to What about Chris Argyris? →
