02863nam 2200613 a 450 991045689880332120200520144314.01-282-43762-397866124376250-226-10239-410.7208/9780226102399(CKB)2550000000001692(EBL)471842(OCoLC)586143142(SSID)ssj0000337177(PQKBManifestationID)12106511(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337177(PQKBWorkID)10289178(PQKB)11776079(MiAaPQ)EBC471842(DE-B1597)524329(OCoLC)816359165(DE-B1597)9780226102399(Au-PeEL)EBL471842(CaPaEBR)ebr10355664(CaONFJC)MIL243762(EXLCZ)99255000000000169220090303d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnabling creative chaos[electronic resource] the organization behind the Burning Man event /Katherine K. ChenChicago ;London University of Chicago Press20091 online resource (267 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-10238-6 0-226-10237-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: the perils of under- and overorganizing -- Context: the development of the Burning Man event and organization -- Reflexive organizing: incorporating suggestions and criticisms -- Radical inclusion: attracting and placing members -- No spectators: motivating members to contribute -- Managing relations in the pursuit of legitimacy -- Conclusion: sustaining creative chaos -- Appendix 1. Ethnography and qualitative research -- Appendix 2. Interview protocols.In the summer of 2008, nearly fifty thousand people traveled to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to participate in the countercultural arts event Burning Man. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival presents unique challenges to its organizers. Over four years Katherine K. Chen regularly participated in organizing efforts to safely and successfully create a temporary community in the middle of the desert under the hot August sun. Enabling Creative Chaos tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an Art festivalsNevadaManagementElectronic books.Art festivalsManagement.394.2509793/54Chen Katherine Kang-Ning997772MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456898803321Enabling creative chaos2288360UNINA