Topsight: A Guide to Studying, Diagnosing, and Fixing Information Flow in Organizations

by Clay Spinuzzi

Topsight —the overall understanding of the big picture—is hard to achieve in organizations. There’s too much going on, too many moving pieces. But without topsight, we have a hard time figuring out how information circulates, where it gets stuck, and how we can get it unstuck. Topsight is hard to get—but you can get it. I I’ve been achieving topsight into various organizations for the last 15 years. Along the way, I’ve developed an approach in which I gather clues, confirm details, model social interactions, and use all of these to systematically achieve topsight. Read this book and you’ll learn how to

Genres: Business, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2013

Reviews

[John Traphagan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've used this book in class and it is an excellent introduction to qualitative research methods in an applied approach. The writing is clear, concise, and easy to follow. And the author clearly has a deep understanding of research methods. Excellent work.

[Hayleigh · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is well-written and easy to follow. I read it for a class, and while it doesn't necessarily fit in with my interests, I didn't find reading it to be a chore or anything.

[Challis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This may be a useful guide for a specific type of goal and study but I did not find it useful for my class or for life in general. I definitely wouldn't read it for fun.

[Su · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another textbook for my research class. Lots of useful, practical information.