Metaphorical Perspectives of Organisational Values

Abstract

This article explores Nietzsche’s philosophy of space, metaphor and values. It shows how metaphor generates perspectives of organisational values through both spatial content and processing. Metaphor reveals and expands horizons, creating space from one perspective and generating multiple three‐dimensional perspectives. It transports meaning across space and generates a tentative open space of understanding, a blended space that embraces diverse values. The Open University case study reveals a ‘multiversity’ that promotes multiperspectival thinking, supported by a hermeneutical space where different values can be acknowledged and respected.