As a community of
scholars, we hold periodic events throughout the academic year.
The two major types of events are described below. Our
events utilize open dialogue in order to address sensemaking
scholarship and scholarship on related topics. Be sure to visit
our schedule page for a current list of upcoming events.
Graduate Research Incubators
Graduate
Research Incubators are regularly scheduled lunch sessions in which SIF
members meet to present their research and scholarship and receive
constructive feedback from each other in an informal, conversational
setting. We designed the incubator format to give students a
forum in which to share their work whether it is early stage ideas or
late stage projects for dissertations, conferences, or publication.
Please contact us if you would like to present your work at an
upcoming session.
Here is a list of previous Incubator sessions:
November 5, 2007 - "Curiosity and Commercialization: Faculty Perspectives on Sponsored Research, Academic Science, and Research Agendas" - Presented by Tom Perorazio, School of Education
July 9, 2007 - "Dollars and Sensemaking: A Multi-Method Investigation of the Relationship Between the Financial News Media and Firms" - Presented by Dan Gruber, Ross School of Business; "Sensemaking and Sensegiving Among New College Presidents" - Presented by Ryan Smerek, School of Education
June 18, 2007 - "The Role of Overlapping Sensemaking Processes in Creating Adaptive Inter-Group Ties for Universities Faced with Crisis" - Presented by Dani Molina, School of Education; "The Challenge of Social Media Use in the 2006 Singapore General Elections" - Presented by Jude Yew, School of Information
March 19, 2007 - "Updating in the Emergency Department: How Physicians Notice, Interpret, and Respond to Changes in Patient Status"- Presented by Marlys Christianson, Ross School of Business
February 19, 2007 - "Premature Handoffs in the Sensemaking Process" - Presented by Nikhil Sharma, School of Information
January 29, 2007 - "Sensemaking and the Entry Process of New College Presidents" - Presented by Ryan Smerek, School of Education
Fireside Chats
Fireside Chats are periodic sessions in which we invite a guest speaker
to join the SIF for open discussion on topics related to future trends
in sensemaking research. Students are invited to attend and
discuss their research ideas and receive feedback from the guest
speaker. The format of the Fireside Chats is largely driven by
the interaction between the guest speaker and the students.
Here is a list of speakers who have attended previous Fireside Chat sessions:
April 4, 2008 - Michael Cohen (William D. Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Information, and Public Policy, University of Michigan)
January 18, 2008 - Ranaan Lipshitz (Professor of Psychology, University of Haifa)
December 11, 2007 - Curtis LeBaron (Professor, Organization Leadership and Strategy, Brigham Young University)
December 10, 2007 - Karl Weick (Rensis Likert Distinguished University Professor of
Organizational Behavior and Psychology; Professor of Psychology,
University of Michigan)
November 2, 2007 - David Obstfeld (Assistant Professor, Organization and Strategy, University of California-Irvine)
April 9, 2007 - Kathie Sutcliffe (Associate
Dean for Faculty Development and Research; Gilbert and Ruth Whitaker
Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Management and
Organizations, University of Michigan)
December 7, 2006 -
Karl Weick (Rensis Likert Distinguished University Professor of
Organizational Behavior and Psychology; Professor of Psychology,
University of Michigan) Tim Vogus (Assistant Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University)
Mini Conferences
September 10-14, 2007 Gerardo Patriotta (Associate Professor in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Nottingham University Business School)
The Sensemaking Interdisciplinary Forum hosted Prof. Patriotta for a
week-long series of events with graduate students and other Michigan
faculty members. We are grateful to ICOS (The Interdisciplinary
Committee on Organizational Studies) for their added support in making
Prof. Patriotta's visit a possibility.
On the Road
March 31, 2007 -
"Establishing an
'Intellectual Safe Space': A Panel Discussion on the Formation and Function of
an Interdisciplinary Scholarly Community for Doctoral Students" Panel discussion presented by Peter A.
Bacevice, Lisa C. Guzman, and Danielle K. Molina (all from the School
of Education) at the Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate
Education (Yale University)
