Performance ImprovementVolume 40, Issue 2 p. 45-47 Book Review Seeing systems: Unlocking the mysteries of organizational life Barry Oshry, Barry Oshry Barry Oshry is the founder of Power and Systems, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization in Boston where he has been conducting organization development workshops on power, powerlessness, and social systems for the last 25 years. He facilitates organizational systems simulations for organizations and institutions around the world, focusing on developing “partnerships, total system empowerment, and building community in the face of difference.” In 1994, he received the David L. Bradford educator award.Search for more papers by this authorVana Prewitt, Vana Prewitt Reviewer Bio Vana Prewitt, founder of Praxis Learning Systems in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is an organization development and instructional systems consultant for health care, information technology, and call center environments. For the last 15 years, she has focused on matching communication media to performance objectives, specializing in alternative performance management techniques. Ms. Prewitt's work includes electronic performance support systems, printed distance learning, web-based training, peer education programs, and video technologies. She obtained her MEd in Adult Learning Systems from Ohio University.Search for more papers by this author Barry Oshry, Barry Oshry Barry Oshry is the founder of Power and Systems, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization in Boston where he has been conducting organization development workshops on power, powerlessness, and social systems for the last 25 years. He facilitates organizational systems simulations for organizations and institutions around the world, focusing on developing “partnerships, total system empowerment, and building community in the face of difference.” In 1994, he received the David L. Bradford educator award.Search for more papers by this authorVana Prewitt, Vana Prewitt Reviewer Bio Vana Prewitt, founder of Praxis Learning Systems in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is an organization development and instructional systems consultant for health care, information technology, and call center environments. For the last 15 years, she has focused on matching communication media to performance objectives, specializing in alternative performance management techniques. Ms. Prewitt's work includes electronic performance support systems, printed distance learning, web-based training, peer education programs, and video technologies. She obtained her MEd in Adult Learning Systems from Ohio University.Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 February 2007 https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4140400211Citations: 3 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume40, Issue2February 2001Pages 45-47 RelatedInformation