Background
Farson, Richard Evans was born on November 16, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Duke Mendenhall and Mary Gladys (Clark) Farson.
(An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today'...)
An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today's leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of managing people. In organizations, as in life, human behavior is often irrational -- and problems do not easily lend themselves to the simplistic answers and gimmickry offered in the myriad business "self-help" books and management training programs available today. In Management of the Absurd, Richard Farson zeros in on the paradoxes of communication, the politics of management, and the dilemmas of change, exploring relationships within organizations and offering a unique perspective on the challenges managers face.
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(Welcome to a picture of the present that you may not have...)
Welcome to a picture of the present that you may not have seen before. There are some people who are good at understanding what is really going on. How fascinating and powerful it is when they reveal to us something we had not seen before. The nonprofit, nonpartisan Western Behavioral Sciences Institute plays host to a group of influential thinkers from a wide range of careers, professions, educations, and backgrounds. In Making the Invisible Visible, Fellows of WBSI's prestigious International Leadership Forum present a picture of the present that is revealing, exciting, and unsettling. Making the Invisible Visible is a collection of essays that deliberate on some of the great issues of our time, offering observations, opinions, and potential solutions: Best-selling author Michael Crichton explains how incivility breeds unhealthy intellectual uniformity. Biosphere inhabitant Jane Poynter explores the inexorable link between the environment, our economy, and our families' well-being. Emmy-award winning actress Jane Alexander laments the lost muses of cultural diplomacy. Experimental psychologist Anthony Rose explores the sometimes magical co-existence of man and animal. 'We think that because we are living in the present we know what it is. But we have only the sketchiest idea of it,' writes Richard Farson in Making the Invisible Visible. These 30 collected essays make some of that invisible present visible. With essays by Raymond Alden, Jane Alexander, Walter Truett Anderson, Mary Catherine Bateson, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Mary Boone, Carlos Cardozo Campbell, Douglass Carmichael, Harlan Cleveland, James P. Cramer, Michael Crichton, Norbert Ehrenfreund, Richard Farson, Gloria Feldt, T. George Harris, John Hart, Saiful Islam, Nicholas Johnson, Michael Kahn, Ralph Keyes, Charles Lindblom, Sandy Mactaggart, Bill McGaw, Christopher Meyer, Jane Poynter, Anthony L. Rose, Farhad Saba, Lawrence Solomon, John Vasconcellos, and Daniel Yankelovich.
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(In The Power of Design, Farson asserts a deeply engaging ...)
In The Power of Design, Farson asserts a deeply engaging premise: Design can transform the world. It can put right what is wrong in our communities. It can address society's most intractable ills. Properly mobilized, he argues, design could make a whopping impact on deep-rooted dilemmas such as the ravages of poverty, the miserable state of the American education system, and the failure of criminal justice. It could do nothing short of move mountains. But the road to metadesign - a transcendent level of design that seeks to rectify fundamental problems by addressing the needs of all people - is no cake walk. Farson describes the many ways that designers of all types hold themselves back from serving society in meaningful ways. He exposes the evils of protectionism by professional societies, the ruinous results of commoditization, and the insidious nature of awards, for example. In the end, Farson leaves us with a powerful message of hope. If we have the courage to embrace design's unrealized potential, there appears to be no limit to the role it can play in the future of civilization.
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(By showing how married life is full of paradoxes, of seem...)
By showing how married life is full of paradoxes, of seeming absurdities that are nevertheless true, psychologist Richard Farson turns upside down the widely accepted ideas advanced by most experts. In an effort to create better understanding, stronger relationships and fewer divorces, Dr. Farson enables the reader to gain a more accurate picture of how marriage really works. The result is a book that illuminates, provokes, inspires and continually surprises.
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(Because of the overwhelming flood of advice on what has c...)
Because of the overwhelming flood of advice on what has come to be called "parenting," life for both parents and children has become unnecessarily, even dangerously, overburdened. By showing how parenthood is full of paradoxes, of seeming absurdities that are nevertheless true, psychologist Richard Farson turns upside down the widely accepted ideas advanced by most experts. In an effort to create better understanding, stronger relationships and fewer tragedies, Dr. Farson enables the reader to gain a more accurate picture of how parenthood really works. The result is a book that illuminates, provokes, inspires and continually surprises. Parents will find themselves relieved and comforted by the information he provides.
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Farson, Richard Evans was born on November 16, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Duke Mendenhall and Mary Gladys (Clark) Farson.
Bachelor, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1947. Master of Arts, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1951. Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1955.
Dean School Design, California Institute Arts, Valencia, 1969-1973; president, Esalen Institute, Big Sur and San Francisco, 1973-1975; faculty, Saybrook Institute, San Francisco, 1975-1979; president, Western Behavioral Sciences Institute, La Jolla, California, 1958-1968; Chairman of the Board, Western Behavior Sciences Institute, La Jolla, California, 1968-1979; president, Western Behavior Sciences Institute, La Jolla, California, since 1979. Director International Design Conference, Aspen, Colorado, since 1971, president 1976-1980, 94-97.
(By showing how married life is full of paradoxes, of seem...)
(Because of the overwhelming flood of advice on what has c...)
(An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today'...)
(In The Power of Design, Farson asserts a deeply engaging ...)
(Welcome to a picture of the present that you may not have...)
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Served to Lieutenant junior grade United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1957. Member American Psychological Association, Sigma Xi, Psi Chi.
Married Elizabeth Lee Grimes, May 21, 1954 (divorced 1962). Children: Lisa Page, Clark Douglas. Married second Dawn Jackson Cooper, January 4, 1964 (divorced 1990).
Children: Joel Andrew, Ashley Dawn, Jeremy Richard.