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Papers by Fiona Kerr

Research paper thumbnail of Creating and leading adaptive organisations: the nature and practice of emergent logic

This study examines how leaders enable their organisations to adapt and succeed in complex enviro... more This study examines how leaders enable their organisations to adapt and succeed in complex environments. Through the joint lenses of complexity theory and the cognition and social neuroscience of leadership it focuses on how leadership directly influences the creation and ongoing function of an adaptive organisation. The study includes the comparison of four leaders through embedded case studies as an abductive approach to initial theory building, and the follow up of two of them as a comparative method of analysis, and it generates a substantive theory of leadership cognition called emergent logic. This leadership approach is especially relevant to leading complex human systems in emergent environments, the scenario for the majority of organisations in the present day. This thesis addresses two questions: How do leaders of adaptive organisations think? And what do leaders of adaptive organisations do? Among the major findings the study reveals that a critical success factor is the ...

Research paper thumbnail of The neuropsychological correlates of creativity: A scoping review of the neuropsychological cognitive domains associated with creativity

Creativity manifests through abstraction, the linking of previously unrelated or disparate inform... more Creativity manifests through abstraction, the linking of previously unrelated or disparate information or variables initiating the emergence of a novel concept or idea. This process of novel thought can occur in many areas, from creative ideation in the visual arts, literature or music to novel technical concepts in fields such as engineering, mathematics and science. "Arts" creativity vs cognitive definitions of creativity are a primary basis of creativity research. However, due to varying definitions and operationalisations of creativity in neuroscience and cognitive psychology research, it is difficult to determine if all studies of creativity are measuring the same thing (Piffer, 2012). Therefore, it is important to determine if there is a relationship between the cognitive outcome measures and creativity, on studies approaching creativity from different perspectives. There is evidence that artists, and people who score highly on indices of creativity have more dense a...

Research paper thumbnail of The ‘state of being’ of cities

Conscious Cities Anthology, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Creative Management of Complex Systems

Creative Management of Complex Systems, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of An ageing well collaboration: opportunity or wicked problem

Journal of Business Strategy, 2018

Purpose Within the “wicked” concept of ageing, this paper aims to primarily model an integrated a... more Purpose Within the “wicked” concept of ageing, this paper aims to primarily model an integrated approach to identifying and evaluating opportunities that deliver innovative outcomes in Ageing Well Practice, Health and Economic Policy and Research Actions using a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. The strategic focus is on a “Boomer” (user)-driven and facilitated Network – that brings together health professionals, research specialists, technologists, ageing well providers, “encore” career specialists, life-style providers, community groups, wealth creation specialists and industry innovators to streamline the progression of identified concepts to valued users and markets and enhance the economy. Design/methodology/approach Using the unit of analysis for innovation, i.e. the “added-value” as perceived by the user and not simply a product or a technology, the identified “opportunity-outcome” will embed a new service concept or intervention, which embraces and promotes ageing w...

Research paper thumbnail of Neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze in regard to therapeutic relationships and healing

JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Operationalising innovation: Hotwiring the creative organisation

Integrating Innovation: South Australian Entrepreneurship Systems and Strategies, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze and its effects on therapeutic relationships and healing

JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2016

The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map the range of neurophysiological impact... more The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map the range of neurophysiological impacts of human touch and eye gaze, and better understand their possible links to the therapeutic relationship and the process of healing. The specific question is "what neurophysiological impacts of human touch and eye gaze have been reported in relation to therapeutic relationships and healing?"

Research paper thumbnail of Creating and leading adaptive organisations: the nature and practice of emergent logic

This study examines how leaders enable their organisations to adapt and succeed in complex enviro... more This study examines how leaders enable their organisations to adapt and succeed in complex environments. Through the joint lenses of complexity theory and the cognition and social neuroscience of leadership it focuses on how leadership directly influences the creation and ongoing function of an adaptive organisation. The study includes the comparison of four leaders through embedded case studies as an abductive approach to initial theory building, and the follow up of two of them as a comparative method of analysis, and it generates a substantive theory of leadership cognition called emergent logic. This leadership approach is especially relevant to leading complex human systems in emergent environments, the scenario for the majority of organisations in the present day. This thesis addresses two questions: How do leaders of adaptive organisations think? And what do leaders of adaptive organisations do? Among the major findings the study reveals that a critical success factor is the ...

Research paper thumbnail of The neuropsychological correlates of creativity: A scoping review of the neuropsychological cognitive domains associated with creativity

Creativity manifests through abstraction, the linking of previously unrelated or disparate inform... more Creativity manifests through abstraction, the linking of previously unrelated or disparate information or variables initiating the emergence of a novel concept or idea. This process of novel thought can occur in many areas, from creative ideation in the visual arts, literature or music to novel technical concepts in fields such as engineering, mathematics and science. "Arts" creativity vs cognitive definitions of creativity are a primary basis of creativity research. However, due to varying definitions and operationalisations of creativity in neuroscience and cognitive psychology research, it is difficult to determine if all studies of creativity are measuring the same thing (Piffer, 2012). Therefore, it is important to determine if there is a relationship between the cognitive outcome measures and creativity, on studies approaching creativity from different perspectives. There is evidence that artists, and people who score highly on indices of creativity have more dense a...

Research paper thumbnail of The ‘state of being’ of cities

Conscious Cities Anthology, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Creative Management of Complex Systems

Creative Management of Complex Systems, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of An ageing well collaboration: opportunity or wicked problem

Journal of Business Strategy, 2018

Purpose Within the “wicked” concept of ageing, this paper aims to primarily model an integrated a... more Purpose Within the “wicked” concept of ageing, this paper aims to primarily model an integrated approach to identifying and evaluating opportunities that deliver innovative outcomes in Ageing Well Practice, Health and Economic Policy and Research Actions using a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. The strategic focus is on a “Boomer” (user)-driven and facilitated Network – that brings together health professionals, research specialists, technologists, ageing well providers, “encore” career specialists, life-style providers, community groups, wealth creation specialists and industry innovators to streamline the progression of identified concepts to valued users and markets and enhance the economy. Design/methodology/approach Using the unit of analysis for innovation, i.e. the “added-value” as perceived by the user and not simply a product or a technology, the identified “opportunity-outcome” will embed a new service concept or intervention, which embraces and promotes ageing w...

Research paper thumbnail of Neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze in regard to therapeutic relationships and healing

JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Operationalising innovation: Hotwiring the creative organisation

Integrating Innovation: South Australian Entrepreneurship Systems and Strategies, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze and its effects on therapeutic relationships and healing

JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2016

The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map the range of neurophysiological impact... more The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map the range of neurophysiological impacts of human touch and eye gaze, and better understand their possible links to the therapeutic relationship and the process of healing. The specific question is "what neurophysiological impacts of human touch and eye gaze have been reported in relation to therapeutic relationships and healing?"