The Provisional

Wrong decisions, or: fire and the search for orientation.


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More information about the Mann Gulch fire: 

Weick, K. E. (1996). Drop your tools: An allegory for organizational studies.Administrative Science Quarterly; June, 41, 2, S. 301- 313.

"How is it that people prefer to be burnt to death in a house, instead of running out into the street without their trousers on?" was asked by Harald Welzer, in his talk:  Who Acts When and Why Not? Symposium "Out of the Blue. From Provisional to Improvisation", 27-29 October 2017, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, House of World Cultures, Berlin, p. 1, https://www.udk-berlin.de/fileadmin/2_dezentral/Forschung/FR_Postgraduales_Forum/Harald_Welzer_ENG_HKW_2017.pdf

Artistic director of the Symposium: Margit Schild

The german word "Schreckstarre" means "stiffness caused by fear" (PONS);

Späti, means Spätkauf, a late night corner shop common in Berlin.

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The ProvisionalBy Margit Schild