17395: Process-Relational Perspective in Research & Teaching: Practical Application for a World in Becoming

Organization theory scholars often treat relationality as an “add-on” rather than a constituent fabric of organizational life. Relations are most often conceptualized as interactions between predefined entities, reinforcing static categories and static methodologies, rather than exploring the inherently dynamic and entangled nature of emergent relating. This PDW foregrounds a process-relational perspective, emphasizing performative relationality as constitutive of life itself. Workshop participants will engage in experiential activity, interactive small-group discussions, and critical reflections to raise their awareness of and explore their ontological assumptions and philosophical presuppositions around process and relational thinking. Through multimodality of writing activity, generative dialogue, and coaching, participants will cultivate relational insights and open pathways for process-relational thinking to inform and enrich their scholarship, teaching, and self-understanding.

Dear Colleagues, Interested to explore and understand better a dynamic and emergent nature of management phenomena as processes of becoming? We invite you to join us in experiential and reflexive format PDW with seasoned interdisciplinary and international scholars. This PDW format is unlike others! Together we will explore a process-relational perspective, emphasizing performative relationality as constitutive of life itself. Workshop participants will engage in experiential activity, interactive small-group discussions, and critical reflections to raise their awareness of and explore their ontological assumptions and philosophical presuppositions around process and relational thinking. Through multimodality of writing activity, generative dialogue, and peer coaching, participants will cultivate relational insights and open pathways for process-relational thinking to inform and enrich their scholarship, teaching, and self-understanding. No preparation is required, and we welcome all Academy members, whether you are a doctoral student or a faculty member curious to explore process-relational perspective. Please do bring a pen and paper for a short writing activity part. You will leave “Process-Relational Perspective in Research & Teaching: Practical Applications for a World in Becoming” PDW with new ways of seeing your phenomena (whether it is a busy undergraduate classroom or organizational life) and (re)-constructed and expansive sense of self as lived within the relational flow of this workshop. We aim to grow and develop this PDW recurringly and provide community platform to support further conversations and future research. Pre-Registration: To register for this event, please tell us what aspect are you most excited to explore by emailing ellina.watanabe@esade.edu