Index
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abstract and concrete (dialectics),
Ackoff, R. L., 59
action-level concepts, 18
activities (Rosch), 38
activity areas, 49
activity in lead (collective concept formation, qv), 139
activity theory (four generations),
1st generation, 18
2nd generation, 18
3rd generation,
4th generation, 19
activity-theoretical perspective
“situations” versus “activities,” 38
actual-empirical analysis, 26
adhocracy: definition, 150
Alberta (Canada): homelessness issue, 169
Amit, R., 35
Anderson, I., 51
Anderson-Baron, J. T., 169
anticipatory directionality (Fogel), 112
archetypes, 34
artifacts, 105, 107, 110, 184
planned use, 128
use (critical encounters between HCWs and elderly clients),
use (relationship with volitional action), 119
ascending from abstract to concrete, , 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 74, 76, 78
core of expansive learning, 140
embodied germ cell at work, 89
Finnish Housing First 2.0,
formation of theoretical concepts, 30
formative interventions, 32
germ cell,
Herttoniemi Food Cooperative (qv) case, 146
long haul,
possibilities of innovation, 30
spiral-like logic, 154
standing up from chair, 6
stepwise emergence of theoretical concepts (Davydov), 141
ascending from abstract to concrete: model implementation (Anne case study),
trail 1: straightening back and gaining better posture, 94
trail 2: taking regular walks, 94
trail 3: using sit-to-stand as diagnostic aid, 97
trail 4: teaching relatives to do mobility exercises, 97
trail 5: setting table, 98
trail 6: being in better mood, taking care of oneself, 98
Baker, T., 159
Bal, A.: in footnote at page →, 66
Bartunek, J. M., 34
Beckett, R. C., 35
Beghetto, C. A., 154
Begriff (German, ‘concept’), 1
blackboxing, 9
Blunden, A.: in footnote, 20
boomerang flu, 138
Bothello, J.,
boundary crossing (Engeström et al.), 112
Bratus, B. S., 112
Brock, D. M., 34
Brook, C., 29
care pathways, 50
definition (Schrijvers et al.), 50
prescriptive and normative, 57
thought of as “scripts,” 58
Carroll, L.: Hunting of Snark, 151
Casas-Cortés, M. I., 36
categorization research: challenges (Delmestri et al.), 43
categorization: prototype theory (Rosch), 38
category change, category formation: anomalies as generative mechanisms, 44
causal loop diagramming, 59
Center for Research on Activity, Development and Learning (CRADLE), xiii
Chamberlain, C., 51
Change Laboratories, 32, 181
greenhouse vegetable producers,
homelessness (city-level, Tampere, 2019),
homelessness (eradication in Finland), 157
homelessness action plan (2020),
homelessness pathways,
surgical operating unit,
Chartres cathedral,
Cicourel, A., 2
Clark, A., 80
classification,
definition (Bowker and Star), 43
definition (Merriam-Webster), 43
divide, define, fill, 49
clinical pathways, 50
clock, 17
cognitive objects, 8
cognitive trails (Cussins), , 105, 140
emergence of concepts as result of density and stabilization of, 142
gaps in theory, 141
networks, 9
powerful foundation, 141
Cole, M., 2
Cole, R. E., 179
collective concept formation, 32, 34, 114, 184
creation dynamics, 140
essence, 83
evolution versus design,
long process, 139
most important challenge, 153
collective concept formation as creation at work,
concept formation as movement in space (working hypothesis),
concept formation with name in lead,
concept formation with named partial solutions in lead,
concept formation with practice in lead,
food cooperative case,
home care case,
library case,
three cases (contradictions),
Collins, D., 169
concept
“concrete abstraction” (Davydov), 21
constant movement (Cussins), 10
dual meaning, 1
English word related to “conceiving,” 1
expressed in movement and action, 21
formal-logical understanding, 20
origin, 22
use in studies of management fashions, 35
view of Greeno and van de Sande, 106
concept formation, xiii, 6, 138
Anne case study,
dialectical theory, 105
dimensions, 4
everyday work,
everyday work (conclusion),
formative interventions, 181
four fields, 5
historical sociology (Somers), 35
horizontal dimension, 15
image, 36
interplay with double stimulation, 7
lengthy process, 141
long haul (homelessness),
new study agenda proposed, 7
organizations, 33
pedagogical challenge,
reflective, 101
transcendent process (Cussins), 10
uncertainty, change, and future-orientation, 13
work activity (Bay of Bengal fishing boats),
Concept Formation and Volition in Collaborative Work (research project), xiii
concept formation in wild
advice for interventionist researchers, 181
characteristics, 13
collective creation, 5
consequences,
educational implications,
first lessons, 14
fluid, multifaceted, 36
guiding study ideas,
identification as research challenge, 33
intertwined with generation of transformative agency, 31
movement along two dimensions, 143
processes, 7
concept formation in wild (locating),
putting concept formation in wild on map,
sources of inspiration and insight,
concepts formed in wild
confrontation, contestation, negotiation, hybridization, 30
polyvalent, debated, dynamic, 30
conceptual blending, 12
conceptual combination, 138
conceptual history, 35
conceptual instrumentality, 77
conceptual structure, 11
conceptualization efforts, 111, 116, 131, 135, 136, 137
connected to restrictive and expansive artifact uses, 122
definition, 113
five key types, 137
mobility-oriented, 122
relationship with artifact uses, 122
conceptualization: first task (systems models), 59
conflict of motives, 17, 27, 71, 89, 98, 103, 111, 113, 114, 125, 126, 129, 131
appears in two forms, 110
articulation (Anne case study),
articulation data, 90
critical encounters, 112
surface between key actors in work activity, 109
trigger for double stimulation processes, 109
control, 46
critical auxiliary artifact, 63
critical encounters
conceptual model, 110
conflict of motives, 112
definition, 111
Engeström, 110
explanatory potential, 137
“not linear events,” 111
structure, 111
critical encounters between home care workers and elderly clients,
artifacts (incidental versus planned use), 117
artifacts (restrictive and expansive use), 117
artifact-use (overview),
home care visits (five profiles), 116
methods of analysis,
setting and data, 115
volitional action connected to restrictive and expansive uses of artifacts, 122
critical encounters between home care workers and elderly clients (four case studies),
case (2), , 136
case (2) summary of components, 128
case (3): taking out trash bag together, 130
case (4), , 136
case (4) analysis, 134
different ways of using artifacts, 135
expansive uses of artifacts (cases 3 and 4),
restrictive uses of artifacts (cases 1 and 2),
criticism of past failures, 54
cultural-historical activity theory, 3, 6, 7, 14, , 34
ascending from abstract to concrete,
concept formation as pedagogical challenge,
double stimulation,
everyday and scientific concepts, 15
formative interventions,
four generations of activity theory,
from classroom into wild,
from dichotomy to diversity,
germ cell,
guiding ideas for study of concept formation in wild,
Davydov, V. V., 2, 15, 21, 25, 30, 78, 80, , 141, 154
concept formation as pedagogical challenge,
concept formation viewed as vertical process, 141
powerful foundation for further work, 141
theory of formation of theoretical concepts, 30
debate, 141
decontextualization, 54
Deerfoot (Nopsajalka) mobile homelessness service,
Deerfoot novels (Ellis), 166
Deguine, J. P., 60
deliberate non-action (Brook), 29
Delmestri, G., 44
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), 44
dialectics, 6, 30, 34
abstract and concrete,
concept formation as pedagogical challenge,
concepts as theoretical generalizations, 107
germ cell concept, 158
dialogical triad, 10
distributed cognition, 13
“doing for” versus “doing together,” 131
domesticated mind (Goody), 6
double stimulation, , 31, 98, 108, 147
formative interventions, 32
“idea of central importance,” 16
interplay with concept formation, 7
true test, 17
double stimulation and concept formation in everyday work,
conclusion,
setting and data,
theoretical framework,
Duijn, S. van, 165
Dunlop, T., 157
Durand, R., 43
dwelling: apt characterization, 42
ego-alter-object: dynamic semiotic triangle, 10
embedded librarianship concept, 150
embodied germ cell,
embodied thinking and acting, 81
emerging concepts, 75, 137, 142, 146
practical enactment but only partial naming and stabilization, 29
textual definition versus practical enactment (gap/discrepancy), 139
epistemic actions: ideal-typical sequence, 80
epistemic potential, 33
classification concepts, 49
germ cell concepts, 76
process concepts,
prototype concepts,
systems concepts, 66
Evans, J., 159
everyday cognition, 5
everyday work: double stimulation and concept formation,
expansive concepts: building ~,
Faces: Stories of Homelessness (Pyyvaara and Timonen, 2017), 52
family caregiver (Finnish context), 132
Fauconnier, G., 37
Finland: Ministry of Environment, 167
Finland: Ministry of Social Affairs, 167
Finland: National Audit Office, 106
Finnish Housing First (FHF), 160, 162, See also Housing First
basic principle, 169
contradictions between substances and home (solution), 165
germ cell concept,
key differences from Pathways Housing First,
principle, 164
Finnish Housing First 2.0, 7, 181, 183, 184
ascending from abstract to concrete (long haul),
germ cell, 167,
new contradiction (solution), 173
new contradiction (to be faced),
Finnish Housing First 2.0 (winding road),
foundational principle (germ cell) not yet formulated, 165
key steps, 169
six sections (36 recommended actions), 165
fishing boats, 6,
Fitzpatrick, S., 51
Fogel, A., 112
formative interventions, xiv, 7, , 108
epistemological and methodological principles, 32
in concept formation, 181
functional concepts, 6, 111, 113, 139
approaches and attempts,
basic types (identification), 33
characteristics, 76
definition, 33
formation, 34
future research, 183
future-making devices, 183
Greeno, 3
interplay,
most demanding but most impactful type (germ cells), 162
organized productive activities,
pyramid, 182
functional concepts (types)
classifications and categories,
germ cell concepts,
process concepts,
prototype concepts,
systems concepts,
germ cell, 21, 24, 30, 140, 146, 153
ascending from abstract to concrete,
characteristics, 27
core of concept (dialectical perspective), 158
criteria, 84
expansive degrowth (qv), 147
Finnish Housing First,
Finnish Housing First 2.0, 167,
formation, 89
formation (Anne case study), 92
formation data, 93
Herttoniemi Food Cooperative,
multi-directional expansion, 101
standing up from chair, 124
standing up from chair (home care),
starting point of theoretical concept, 27
German Democratic Republic, 2
Goodwin, Candy, 2
Goodwin, Chuck, 2
Goody, J., 6
gothic cathedrals,
greenhouse vegetable producers (seasonal versus year-round ~),
Greenstein, D.,
Griesemer, J. R., 112
Gromyko, Y., 24
Hannan, M. T., 36
heedful interrelating (Weick and Roberts), 42
Helsinki Health Centre Strategy and Balanced Score Card document for 2011‒2013, 106
Herttoniemi Food Cooperative, 66, 140, , 181
activity systems (developmental contradictions), 144
concept formation with named partial solutions in lead, , 153
discrepancy between income and expenditure, 148
illustration of “germ cell” idea,
membership turnover problem, 147
movement towards expansive degrowth concept, 149
historical-genetic analysis: purpose, 26
historicity, 181
Holzkamp, K.: in footnote, 182
home care, 6, 110, 140, , 180, 181
activity systems (developmental contradictions), 146
concept formation with practice in lead,
cost-efficiency versus long-term effectiveness, 145
mobility challenge,
paradox, 82
physical mobility,
sustainable mobility concept, 154
homelessness, 7
concept formation over long haul,
permanence versus mobility, 170
prevalence, 156
security versus independence, 170
homelessness action plan (Finland, 2020),
aim, 165
“possibility” (keyword), 165
“together” (keyword), 165
homelessness pathways, , 183
categorization (examples), 51
change laboratory,
definition (Anderson and Tulloch), 51
descriptive (rather than normative), 57
notational template, 53
representations, 55
thought of as “stories,” 58
Housing First, See also Pathways Housing First
fundamental step, 159
inception of concept (early 1990s), 156
“motherhood concept,” 158
Housing First 2.0, 158
concept formation process “lengthy and far from linear,” 157
emerging concept, 157
link, 157
moving towards stronger design and stronger evolution, 180
Hunter, B., 58
idol of stability (Toulmin), 2
Ilyenkov, E. V., 23, 30, 78, 148
dialectics of abstract and concrete,
“Robinson Crusoe epistemology,” 20
Indigenous Energy Justice (IEJ), 36
indigenous social movements, 36
interactive physical enactment, 105
interactive physical environment,
interconnected instrumentality, 77
intervention research: methodological challenges, 108
interventionist researchers, 181
Jensen. U. J., 2
Johnson, G., 51
Johnston, E. R., 44
Jokinen, E., 167
Joutsenlahti, S., 170
Jutel, A., 45
Kaakinen, J., 167
Kalevala (Finnish national epic), 151
Karppinen, J., 170
Kaugman, J. C., 154
knotworking, 6, 7, , 175, 182
characteristics, 150
definition, 68
germ cell concept (University of Helsinki library), 76
movement towards, 152
use of term (frequency), 71
Kostiainen, E., 51
Lave, J., 2
learning laboratories, 59
learning: central aspect of all activity, 20
Leont’ev, A. N., 30, 83, 138, 153, 175, 184
activity theory (second generation), 18
“motive goal” notion, 18
Lévi-Strauss, C.: pensée sauvage, 6
Linell, P., 11
Lishin, O. V., 112
Löwy, I.: “strength of loose concepts,” 37
Marchand, T. H., 42
Marx, K., 20
Marxism, 3
Mead, G. H., , 181
medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), 45
Mehan, B., 2
Melville, H.: Moby Dick, 151
mental models (Senge), 59
Mind, Culture, and Activity (special issue), xiii
mobility challenge: home care,
model consolidation, 26
model implementation, 26
model-based reasoning (Nersessian),
modes of collaboration (Engeström et al.), 112
multimodal concepts: versus single-mode representations, 80
name in lead (collective concept formation), 139,
narratives, 50
negotiated knotworking (Engeström), 174
Nelson, K., 49
network of cooperatives, 147
Nopsajalka (Deerfoot) mobile homelessness service,
elements, 174
object-orientation, 181
objet trouvé, 113
organization studies, 34
Organization Studies (special issue, 2020), 43
organizational activity games (Gromyko), 24
organizational archetypes, 34
organizational change effort, 34
organizational environmentalism, 35
ostensive definition, 41
Ostrobothnia (Finland), 60
partial solutions,
pathway concepts: three types, 57
pathway representations,
pathways, 50
Pathways Housing First (PHF), , 171, See also Y-Foundation
contradictions between substances and home, 163
key differences from Finnish Housing First,
original model (New York) of Housing First, 158
principles, 158
perspective-dependence (PD): key concept (Cussins),
perspective-independence, 8
pest management (whitefly),
Pleace, N., 52
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 44
pragmatic concept: definition, 33
Prinz, J., 80
production: experimental aspect (Davydov), 24
productive activities (functional concepts),
prototype theory of categorization (Rosch), 38
Pyyvaara, U., 52
Radford, L., 24
Rasmussen, E. B., 45
recontextualization, 54
researchers and research groups (Knotworking in Library project),
resource extraction, 36
restaurant script, 50
RISE (Criminal Sanction Agency), 171
Rissanen, P., 165
Roberts, K. H., 42
Rogalski, J., 33
Rosch, E., 38
runaway objects, 19
Ryle, G., 3
Salles-Djelic, M. L.,
Sande, C. van de, 106
Sannino, A., xiii, 16, 17, 108, 109, 112
activity theory (fourth generation), 19
change laboratory (homelessness), 52
leader of RESET research group (Tampere University), 157
mediating artifacts (dynamic sense), 113
model (2020) of transformative agency by double stimulation, 16
professional agency among homelessness workers, 167
work on TADS, 27
Sawyer, R. K.: Explaining Creativity (2012), 138
Schrijvers, G., 50
science: “superior form of human cognition,” 24
scientific laboratories, 13
scientific theoretical thought, 22
second stimulus, 7, 63, 66, 71, 73, 75, 98, 110, 113, 114
function of counting, 128
passim,
turned into germ cell, 74
Segrott, J., 58
Senge, P. M., 59
service learning, 184
situated cognition, 5
situations (Rosch), 38
social housing, 159
social knowledge theory, 10
social media, 64
social representations,
somatic anchors (for concepts), 80
Somers, M. R.: historical sociology of concept formation, 35
standing up from chair, 82, 122, 126, 132
candidate germ cell, , 103
data and method,
home-care-visit evidence (2008‒2009), 86
interactive physical enactment, , 105
internally contradictory germ cell of sustainable mobility, 84
longitudinal follow-up and analysis, 86
procedure, 84
standing up from chair: concept formation (Anne case study),
1: articulating conflict of motives,
2: forming germ cell, 92
3: examining germ cell model, 92
4: implementing model by ascending to concrete,
5: reflecting on process and outcomes, 101
Sterman, J. D., 59
Stewart, J., 41
Strauss, A. L.: in footnote, 66
Suchman, L., 2
Sunikka, S., 51
surgical operating unit (university hospital in Finland),
organization chart (new), 48
organization chart (old), 46
sustainable mobility, 7, 107, 131, 137, 154, 175, 176, 183
expansive concept, 146
germ cell, 6
standing up from chair “germ cell action,” 124
strong design, strong evolution, 180
Swain, G., 43
systems concepts, 6,
systems concepts: epistemic potential, 66
Tampere Action Program for Halving Homelessness (2020‒2022),
Tampere University, xiii
tangible solutions,
generated by expansive learning, 147
theoretical concepts, 30, 32
dialectical movement from abstract to concrete, 80
initial production, 79
theoretical concepts (Davydov), 2
theoretical thought: origins (Davydov), 23
theorizing concept formation in wild (first lessons), 6,
Cussins and cognitive trails,
Hutchins and material anchors,
Moscovici, Marková and social representations,
Nersessian and model-based reasoning,
summary,
Timonen, A., 52
Toulmin, S., 2
transformative agency by double stimulation (TADS), 27
Tsemberis, S., , 171
Tulloch, D., 51
Turnbull, D.: on Chartres cathedral, 37
Turner, M., 37
university hospital (transformation of surgical operating unit),
change laboratory,
University of Helsinki, xiii
University of Helsinki library, 140, 181
activity systems (developmental contradictions), 145
chain of actions (germ cell concept formation), 75
change laboratory,
collective concept formation with name in lead, , 153
germ cell concept of knotworking, 76
movement towards knotworking concept, 152
researchers versus academic librarians (emerging gap),
Vasilyuk, F., 112
Vergne, J. P., 43
Vidal-Gomel, C., 33
volitional actions, 16, 17, 111, 114, 116, 125, 127, 128, 130, 132, 136, 137
“core of transformative agency,” 112
double stimulation (Vygotsky) “foundational mechanism,” 109
pave way for conceptualization efforts, 114
relationship with artifact use, 119
vulnerable and fragile nature, 122
Vygotsky, 112
volitional change actions: emergence, 109
Vulnerability Index, 160
Vygotsky, L. S., 30, 112, 128
activity theory (first generation), 18
culturally-mediated action “prime unit of analysis,” 18
distinction between scientific and everyday concepts, 15,
double stimulation, , 109
experiment of meaningless situation, 17
mediating artifacts (dynamic sense), 113
Thinking and Speech (1987[1934]), 15
volitional action concept, 112
waiting experiment, 17
waiting list, 47
Wartofsky, M. W.
activity theory (third generation),
“secondary artifacts,” 18
“tertiary artifacts,” 18
wayfaring (Ingold), 105
Weick, K. E., 42
whitefly (T. vaporariorum),
systemic model, 65
Wiesel, I., 51
Wittgenstein, L., 38
words: as material anchors, 16
work: concept formation, 3
working together, 174
World Economic Forum, 156
Y-Foundation: Housing First Development Network, 168
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