Professional Agency and Creativity in Information Technology Work

Collin, Kaija; Lemmetty, Soila; Herranen, Sanna; Paloniemi, Susanna; Auvinen, Tommi; Riivari, Elina

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“…In this paper, we have summarized and further elaborated the findings of the CREANCY project. We found that creativity is strongly social in nature, constructed in interaction and relations between organizational members (Collin et al ., ). We also found creativity to both require and produce professional agency, and they were framed by, e.g., customers, physical work environment, time and resources, nature of production and products, management and leadership and collaboration (Collin et al ., ).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…All the above‐mentioned forms of professional agency were described as both prerequisites and outcomes of creativity in creative work practices. Professional agency and creativity can thus be seen as strongly intertwined (for a more detailed treatment of this relationship, see Collin et al ., ).…”

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“…Further, there already exists research evidence (for example, Billett, ; Goller & Paloniemi, ) concerning the pivotal role of professional agency in learning and development within work contexts. Professional agency and creativity at work are essentially the same as professional development and learning at work with regard to, for example, affordances, willingness to develop oneself, sharing and participation (Collin et al ., ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The relationship between creativity and agency has been discussed and questioned, with the relational nature of both phenomena being underlined (Glăveanu, ). Overall, it can be argued that supporting both professional agency and creativity in the workplace can be understood as a process whereby individuals can express and share their opinions with their work community, as well as proposing ideas for the development of working practices within their own work communities (Collin et al ., )…”

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“…Leadership as an enabler of creative professional agency in information technology organizations (CREANCY) Project 2015–2016 explored connections between leadership, professional agency and creativity in two Finnish information technology organizations, and an ethnographic and mixed‐methods research approach was utilized. In this paper, we summarize and further elaborate the findings of the CREANCY project (Collin et al ., ; Sintonen et al ., ). The project aimed to answer the following research questions: How are professional agency and creativity context‐specifically intertwined in IT‐work?…”

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confidence: 99%

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Leadership as an enabler of professional agency and creativity: case studies from the Finnish information technology sector

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This paper summarizes and elaborates the findings of a research project on leadership as an enabler of professional agency and creativity in information technology organizations. The synthesis in this paper is based on a summary of three primary studies. Each of the studies approached leadership, creativity and/or professional agency with a specific focus. Leaning on a mixed‐methods and ethnographic approach, including various empirical data collection and analytical tools, the project investigated the relationship between professional agency and creativity; issues that frame professional agency and creativity; and the meaning of leadership practices for the enhancement of agency and creativity. The findings highlight a strong connection between professional agency and creativity and their context‐ and situation‐specific manifestations. The findings also address creativity that manifests itself in interaction, processes and collaboration. Further, the findings discuss the role of agile human resource development for professional agency and creativity, and show that flexible leadership practices are necessary in supporting professional agency and creativity.

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Self‐Directed Learning in Creative Activity: An Ethnographic Study in Technology‐Based Work

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2020

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Under conditions of rapid changes in working life, there is an urgent need to examine the nature of creativity and learning in organizations. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of self‐directed learning (SDL) practices in creative activity in technology‐based work. We focus on both individual and collective practices but also on the importance of organizational culture. The data consist of 46 interviews and observational field notes collected from participating organizations. Thematic and ethnographic analyses were utilized as tools to reveal the nature of SDL in creative activity. We found three themes describing of the nature of SDL in creative activity: a combination of individual and collective action, solving common problems through dialogue and discussions, and the organizational culture framing SDL in creative activity. Based on the findings, we provided support for that SDL in creative activity is manifested as a socio‐cultural phenomenon and SDL practices are intertwined with creative activity. We discovered organization cultural frames that can support the realization of SDL and creative activity in working life. However, more research on the relationship between these phenomena and the conditions for their realization is needed.

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Introduction: Creativity and Learning as Sociocultural and Intertwined Phenomena

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Professional Agency and Creativity in Information Technology Work

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Leadership as an enabler of professional agency and creativity: case studies from the Finnish information technology sector

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Self‐Directed Learning in Creative Activity: An Ethnographic Study in Technology‐Based Work

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