Enabling Creative Chaos - by Katherine K Chen (Paperback)

Name: Enabling Creative Chaos - by Katherine K Chen (Paperback)
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In the summer of 2008, nearly fifty thousand people traveled to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to participate in the countercultural arts event Burning Man.
About the Author: Katherine K. Chen is assistant professor of sociology at The City College of New York and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
272 Pages
Business + Money Management, Corporate & Business History

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In the summer of 2008, nearly fifty thousand people traveled to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to participate in the countercultural arts event Burning Man. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival presents unique challenges to its organizers. Over four years Katherine K. Chen regularly participated in organizing efforts to safely and successfully create a temporary community in the middle of the desert under the hot August sun.

Enabling Creative Chaos tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Over the years, Burning Man's organizers have experimented with different management models; learned how to recruit, motivate, and retain volunteers; and developed strategies to handle regulatory agencies and respond to media coverage. This remarkable evolution, Chen reveals, offers important lessons for managers in any organization, particularly in uncertain times.

About the Author

Katherine K. Chen is assistant professor of sociology at The City College of New York and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.04 Inches (H) x 6.24 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)

Weight: .82 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 272

Genre: Business + Money Management

Sub-Genre: Corporate & Business History

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Katherine K Chen

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 2009

TCIN: 1006091766

UPC: 9780226102382

Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-4138

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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