Thinking differently about grammar and metalinguistic understanding in writing

Thinking differently about orthodontics

The face is an organ that has two roles: to provide a set of functions, and to shape the subject’s appearance. It is a living organ. Its components can develop, are often mobile and always diverse. Conventional diagnostic methods entail a frozen representation, in order to be measurable, thus ignoring life. The goal of orthodontic treatment is not to correct a structural abnormality, but to ena...

Thinking differently about strategy: comparing paradigms

Our paper shows that mainstream strategic thinking and research already challenges the established Newtonian-Cartesian paradigm. Newtonian thought is the customary mode of western thinking, but is that about to change? Some papers from a complexity standpoint have appeared in the mainstream journals but its precise implications and merits have yet to be systematically spelled out and debated. W...

It’s About the Science: Students Writing and Thinking About Data In a Scientific Writing Course

Thinking Differently about Sustainability: Experiences from the Uk Open University Thinking Differently about Sustainability: Experiences from the Uk Open University

Systems thinking is often invoked as a panacea for dealing with issues of sustainable development. Imperatives towards being more holistic—getting the bigger picture—are often coupled with a need for greater interdisciplinarity— joined-up-thinking—particularly amongst triple bottom line disciplines of economics, social studies and natural sciences. So why are systems thinking courses not more p...

Overcoming Silo Thinking in the IS Discipline by Thinking Differently about IS and IT

This essay challenges fundamental, silo-oriented assumptions about the IS discipline. It shows how work system theory and its extensions form a potential basis for overcoming that silo-orientation and finding and exploiting areas of overlap with other disciplines. Within the IS discipline, this paper shows how WST and extensions provide a basis for thinking differently about fundamental topics ...