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  • 1.  A Bit More On the Passing of Edgar Schein

    Posted 02-07-2023 13:13
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    Hello, all,

    I'm attaching a somewhat expanded version of the remembrance of Ed Schein.

    And, in answer to several questions, please feel free to republish and share as you see fit.

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    Matt Minahan
    American University
    Edgewater MD
    (301) 625-0101
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  • 2.  RE: A Bit More On the Passing of Edgar Schein

    Posted 02-22-2023 04:33

    Thank you for sending this, Matt. Ed was a giant in our field, and generously shared his knowledge. Last October, he spoke via Zoom to an Honors class of mine that had just read the second edition of Humble Inquiry. They asked some good questions and he asked some of them also. He challenged them to practice using humble inquiry in trios (with a questioner, an answerer, and an observer) which we did the following week. It was a pleasure to share that time with him, and I hope my student appreciate it more as time goes on. 

    He and I spoke and exchanged emails a number of times about ten years ago as he was working on his autobiography. It was a pleasure to get to know him better, and discuss the drafts with him as I was researching and writing about characteristics and activities of scholar-practitioners, for whom he is a wonderful model. I will miss him, as will many, many others. 

    Thanks again,

    Eric



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    Historian and Past Chair, MC Division
    Peer Review Editor, Organization Development Journal
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