Negentropy and Systems Theory for Organizational Change

• In Event: Theoretical Perspectives on Organizational Change in Educational Systems

Short Description

Entropy is a physics construct for energy loss. Negentropy is the opposite—energy gain. In recent years, negentropy has been metaphorically applied to increased energy production in organizations from corporations to schools. Negentropy offers an opportunity to explore systemwide change. This presentation shares theoretical foundations of negentropy, links to systems theories and chaos theories, and examples of ways negentropy can act to increase energy and positive change within organizations.

Authors

• Presenter: Alison Carr-Chellman, University of Idaho

• Contributor: Allen Kitchel, University of Idaho

• Contributor: Sydney Carr Freeman Jr., University of Idaho