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The Mary Parker Follett Network
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The Mary Parker Follett Network fosters the exchange of information about, and ideas inspired by, Mary P. Follett
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About Mary Parker Follett
Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) was a visionary in the field of human relations, democratic organization, and management. Born and raised in Massachusetts, in 1892 she entered what would become Radcliffe College, the women's branch of Harvard. She graduated from Radcliffe summa cum laude in 1898. Follett's intensive research into government while at Radcliffe was later published in her first book, The Speaker of the House of Representatives (1898), which was lauded (by, among…
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Chapter Addition 1 Reply
Started by Monte Dale Smalley. Last reply by Matthew Shapiro Mar 30.
100th anniversary of Martin Buber's I and Thou - (Follett synergies) 1 Reply
Started by Matthew Shapiro. Last reply by Massimo Cisternino Feb 13.
Albie Davis 4 Replies
Started by Susan Mawer. Last reply by Jeff Bedolla Feb 8.
Time again to bring up The New State 1 Reply
Started by Matthew Shapiro. Last reply by Frank Jan de Graaf Nov 20, 2024.
Deliberation and Follett: Popular paper why Follett is relevant in times of polarization
Started by Frank Jan de Graaf Nov 20, 2024.
1955 article about Follett's Approach 1 Reply
Started by Matthew Shapiro. Last reply by Rosa Zubizarreta May 5, 2024.
Overhills 4 Replies
Started by Stephen Kriss. Last reply by Ralf Lippold Feb 18, 2024.
A new book by Mary Parker Follett in 2022 3 Replies
Started by Niels Pflaeging. Last reply by Niels Pflaeging Feb 18, 2024.
New article on Follett
Started by Matthew Shapiro Jul 5, 2023.
Presenting at the National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation
Started by Matthew Shapiro Jun 17, 2023.
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Latest Activity
"Dear Matthew,
thank you very much for accepting me into the network.
I was searching for information on Follett and Buber, and I found your post here. I'm fairly new to her work. Still, my best guess is that her idea in the New State of the…"
Chapter Addition
Dr. Jeff Schippmann and I have written a chapter about M. P. Follett to be included in a forthcoming book about "great thinkers" in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The book is being published by Routledge, and should be available later this year. It's a short piece, and it speaks very favorably of her life and work. I doubt we can share it without the publisher's permission, but I will inquire.Regards, M.D. SmalleySee More
"Hi, I would like to say hi to Albie. We had an extensive correspondence about 15 years."
"It is a good idea to start 're-inventing' democracy with Follett. Many discussions she started, also together with for example Dewey, are very relevant today. It offers an opportunity to go back to some roots of our institutions, having…"
Deliberation and Follett: Popular paper why Follett is relevant in times of polarization
Time to get more active on this website. A recently published article gives some insight on what I am working on:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384966926_ADL_CUTTER_AMPLIFY_Developing_Corp_Purpose_through_Deliberations_okt24Regards,Frank Jan See More
Time again to bring up The New State
Hi Folks - As Follett fans, you probably need no convincing that we are (as ever) in great need of the insights that Follett offered in The New State. People are focusing on how to save their parties, how to "resist" what Trump might do, while continuing to ignore the fact highlighted by Follett that we need to learn democracy. People fear Trump but had no problem with party rule, no problem with voting being held up as the primary civic act. The groundwork for our situation was laid a long…See More
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