Sia is pursuing her passion to help formerly-incarcerated women successfully rebuild their lives outside of prison. She and several community partners started a nonprofit organization that works to organize the social, material, legal, occupational, and psychological resources that might best support women's success after incarceration. The thing is, though, Sia is frustrated because everything just seems so messy. Her team is awesome and they have a great idea, but she needs encouragement and also some practical ways to make sense of how her often-improvised "mess" is actually an organization. Which of the following systems theorist might best offer her insight to her processes of organizing?

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Karl Weick's theory of sensemaking could provide Sia with insight into how to make sense of the messy and improvised nature of her organization. Weick suggests that sensemaking involves creating a coherent understanding of a situation by organizing and interpreting ambiguous and often contradictory cues. This could be particularly helpful for Sia in organizing the diverse resources needed to support formerly-incarcerated women.

Sia Is Pursuing Her Passion to Help Formerly-Incarcerated Women Successfully