Why workplace change keeps failing: New framework says structure, not mindset, may be the real barrier
The article discusses a new conceptual framework called Clinical Organizational Science (COS), published in Frontiers in Psychology. The framework suggests that organizational failure to change is often due to structural interaction patterns rather than individual mindsets.
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“A conceptual analysis published in Frontiers in Psychology by researchers at Tokyo-based DroR Corporation introduces Clinical Organizational Science (COS)”
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— Self-harm is intentional behavior that causes harm to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own tissues, usually without suicidal intention. Other terms such as cutting, se…
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— Empathy is generally described as the ability to perceive another person's perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their experience. However, there are other (sometimes con…
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“The article is a conceptual analysis rather than an empirical study.”
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— American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science or (ASCLS) is a professional organization that provides advocacy, standards setting, education (professional and continuing), personal and professiona…
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— In the life sciences, a contract research organization or clinical research organization (CRO) is a company that provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries i…
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— The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is a professional organization that promotes the "science, practice, and teaching" of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology. SI…
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“The framework integrates complexity science, organizational psychology, behavioral science, and neuroscience-informed theory.”
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— American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science or (ASCLS) is a professional organization that provides advocacy, standards setting, education (professional and continuing), personal and professiona…
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— In the life sciences, a contract research organization or clinical research organization (CRO) is a company that provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries i…
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— The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is a professional organization that promotes the "science, practice, and teaching" of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology. SI…
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“COS does not involve neural measurement, neuroimaging, neurostimulation, or covert manipulation.”
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— The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is a professional organization that promotes the "science, practice, and teaching" of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology. SI…
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— In the life sciences, a contract research organization or clinical research organization (CRO) is a company that provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries i…
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— A medical laboratory scientist (MLS), clinical laboratory scientist (CLS), or medical technologist (MT) is a licensed healthcare professional who performs diagnostic testing of body fluids, examples: …
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“COS describes three intervention concepts: Neural Base Design, Field Gradient Theory, and Loop Conversion Design.”
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— A neural circuit is a population of neurons interconnected by synapses to carry out a specific function when activated. Multiple neural circuits interconnect with one another to form large scale brain…
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— In machine learning, a neural network (NN) or neural net, also known as an artificial neural network (ANN), is a computational model inspired by the structure and functions of biological neural networ…
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— Neural oscillations, or brainwaves, are rhythmic or repetitive patterns of neural activity in the central nervous system. Neural tissue can generate oscillatory activity in many ways, driven either by…
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“It proposes four governing principles: autonomy, transparency, participation, and revocability.”
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— Toolkits from the Centre of Expertise support authorities in applying the principles, driving continuous improvement in governance practices. Principle 1: Democratic Participation. Principle 1: Democr…
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“Makoto Yamanaka, lead author of the paper.”
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— Clinical Organizational Science proposes a structural explanation for why organizations resist change.“The important point is not that COS is already an established empirical science,” said Masaya Nak…
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— This paper introduces Clinical Organizational Science (COS), an integrative framework that addresses this gap by specifying the structural mechanisms through which organizational stability is generate…
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“Masaya Nakamori, co-author and the researcher who led the manuscript development.”
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— · Masaya Nakamori Masaya Nakamori. · Hitoshi Tabata.Furthermore, for bilayer systems, advanced studies in this field have developed devices using the interaction between the functionalities of the two…
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“Makoto Yamanaka et al, Clinical Organizational Science: an integrative framework for structural intervention in complex organizations, Frontiers in Psychology (2026). DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1827324”
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