Emergence, the rise of novelty out of interaction between a diverse group of actors, has been my research topic since the last few years. I mentioned emergence in many of my blogs of this website and wrote several articles on the topic. More recently my focus deepened into the relationship between leadership and emergence. My main question is: How can leadership facilitate emergence leading to (radical) innovation? This year, I have published three articles* on the subject, all what you could call ‘rapid reviews’.
It is time now for a more robust research. Today, I had a discussion with a very gifted colleague of mine, Josien Engel, who mentioned my “almost childish curiosity” about how leadership and emergence relate. She is a distinguished researcher on leadership and she told me she shares the interest in emergent leadership, especially in the complex and uncertain times we live in. I am happy to announce that Josien and I agreed to co-create the needed robust research together!!!
* The three articles
Van Kemenade, E.A. (2021), Education and Training in Emergent Leadership, The Journal of Quality in Education 11(18), 149-176
Van Kemenade, E.A. (2021), The Leadership Complexion, Quality Progress, 54 (11), 32-37
Van Kemenade, E.A. (2021), Emergent leadership and the Medusa principles, Journal of Research in Business Studies and Management, 8(2), 1-9