| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 240 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : $b illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the perils of under- and overorganizing -- Context: the development of the Burning Man event and organization -- Reflexive organizing: incorporating suggestions and criticisms -- Radical inclusion: attracting and placing members -- No spectators: motivating members to contribute -- Managing relations in the pursuit of legitimacy -- Conclusion: sustaining creative chaos -- Appendix 1. Ethnography and qualitative research -- Appendix 2. Interview protocols. |
| Summary |
In the summer of 2008, nearly fifty thousand people traveled to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to participate in the countercultural arts event Burning Man. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival presents unique challenges to its organizers. Over four years Katherine K. Chen regularly participated in organizing efforts to safely and successfully create a temporary community in the middle of the desert under the hot August sun. Enabling Creative Chaos tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Over the years, Burning Man's organizers have experimented with different management models; learned how to recruit, motivate, and retain volunteers; and developed strategies to handle regulatory agencies and respond to media coverage. This remarkable evolution, Chen reveals, offers important lessons for managers in any organization, particularly in uncertain times. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Burning Man (Festival) -- Management.
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Burning Man (Festival) |
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Management. |
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Black Rock City, LLC -- Management.
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Black Rock City, LLC. |
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Burning Man (Festival) -- Management. |
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Art festivals -- Nevada -- Management.
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Art festivals. |
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Nevada. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chen, Katherine Kang-Ning. Enabling creative chaos. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009 9780226102382 (DLC) 2009009143 (OCoLC)315238112 |
| ISBN |
9780226102399 (electronic book) |
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0226102394 (electronic book) |
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9780226102375 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226102378 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226102382 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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0226102386 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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