OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# BCP/Securigera varia/Logs

This page contains recent bloom logs for Securigera varia (Crown Vetch). If you saw this plant blooming today (or sometime within the last 3 days), you can help improve the bloom clock by logging it. Just click on "edit" next to the Recent Logs heading, add *~~~~ (an asterisk followed by four tildes) on a new line just below the last signature, and then click "save page". This will add your signature and the date to log the plant.
Please make sure you've signed up on the contributors' page so that we can know the location of the plant you saw blooming and use your contribution to create a flora for your region! When you're done, you can go back to one of the main pages and find logs of other flowers you might have seen today.

### Logs
#### 2007 Logs

* --SB_Johnny | 10:40, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
* SB Johnny-LM 09:37, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 14:34, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 09:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 08:43, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 10:11, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 00:21, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 17:25, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 10:42, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 00:44, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 19:09, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
* --Luai lashire 20:26, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 10:52, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
* --Luai lashire 15:48, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 09:37, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
* --Luai lashire 21:57, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
* --Luai lashire 21:54, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
* --Jomegat-UPNY 00:43, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 02:03, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 17:23, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
* --Luai lashire 20:42, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 12:36, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 08:53, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 10:07, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

#### 2008 Logs

* --SB_Johnny | 11:35, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 12:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 23:14, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 17:22, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 13:58, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 18:16, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
* --Jomegat 18:48, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
* SB Johnny-LM 10:30, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
* Jomegat 03:50, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
* Jomegat 00:36, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
* Jomegat 18:00, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny 21:06, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
* Jomegat 01:13, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
* Jomegat 03:12, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
* Jomegat 16:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

#### 2009 Logs

* Jomegat 16 June 2009 (from photos)
* Jomegat 20:32, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
* Jomegat 14:45, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
* Jomegat 04:03, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

##### Recent Logs

* Jomegat 19:14, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
# BCP/Sedum rupestre

Sedum rupestre
| Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Sedum rupestre (Stone orpine) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Mat formingFlowers:umbel-like cymes of 1 inch yellow flowersFoliage:alternate pointed cylindrical, green grey leavesGrowing Conditions:full sun, well-drained soilLife Cycle: evergreen Recent Logs Ngravagna 17:27, 1 June 2008 (UTC) Ngravagna 17:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC) Ngravagna 20:00, 15 June 2008 (UTC) Ngravagna 17:20, 21 June 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data:
Regional data: Aurora, Colorado area: May, June
Additional images:
# BCP/Scutellaria galericulata/Logs

This page contains recent bloom logs for Scutellaria galericulata (Common Skullcap). If you saw this plant blooming today (or sometime within the last 3 days), you can help improve the bloom clock by logging it. Just click on "edit" next to the Recent Logs heading, add *~~~~ (an asterisk followed by four tildes) on a new line just below the last signature, and then click "save page". This will add your signature and the date to log the plant.
Please make sure you've signed up on the contributors' page so that we can know the location of the plant you saw blooming and use your contribution to create a flora for your region! When you're done, you can go back to one of the main pages and find logs of other flowers you might have seen today.

### Logs
#### 2008 Logs

* (no archived logs yet)

##### Recent Logs

* Jomegat 03:24, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
# BCP/Sedum acre/Logs

This page contains recent bloom logs for the plant Sedum acre (Biting Stonecrop). If you saw this plant blooming today (or sometime within the last 3 days), you can help improve the bloom clock by logging it. Just click on "edit" next to the Recent Logs heading, add *~~~~ (an asterisk followed by four tildes) on a new line just below the last signature, and then click "save page". This will add your signature and the date to log the plant.
Please make sure you've signed up on the contributors' page so that we can know the location of the plant you saw blooming and use your contribution to create a flora for your region! When you're done, you can go back to one of the main pages and find logs of other flowers you might have seen today.

##### Recent Logs

* --SB_Johnny | 14:34, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 09:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

##### Archived Logs

(If there are more than 5 signatures under the recent logs heading, move the oldest logs to under this heading (generally leave the 3 most recent).
* (no archived logs yet)
# BCP/Sedum sarmentosum

Sedum sarmentosum
| Search for Sedum sarmentosum on commons) Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Sedum sarmentosum (Orpine) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 15:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data:
Regional data: Southeastern Pennsylvania: (invasive or naturalized) June
Additional images:
# BCP/Sedum kamtschaticum

Sedum kamtschaticum
| Flowers and foliage Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Sedum kamtschaticum (Stonecrop) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Creeping succulent plantLife Cycle: Perennial Recent Logs SB Johnny-LM 10:55, 15 August 2007 (UTC) SB Johnny-LM 09:44, 8 September 2007 (UTC) SB Johnny-LM 11:30, 31 May 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 11:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 10:30, 14 July 2008 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Regional data: Southeastern Pennsylvania: (cultivated) May, June, July, August, September
Additional images:
# BCP/Sedum acre

Sedum acre
| Flowers Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Sedum acre (Biting Stonecrop) Identifying Characteristics Habit:Creeping herbaceous plantFoliage:Succulent Recent Logs --SB_Johnny | 14:34, 9 June 2007 (UTC) --SB_Johnny | 09:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data:
Regional data: Southeastern Pennsylvania: June
Additional images:
# BCP/Sedum kamtschaticum/Logs

This page contains recent bloom logs for Sedum kamtschaticum (Stonecrop). If you saw this plant blooming today (or sometime within the last 3 days), you can help improve the bloom clock by logging it. Just click on "edit" next to the Recent Logs heading, add *~~~~ (an asterisk followed by four tildes) on a new line just below the last signature, and then click "save page". This will add your signature and the date to log the plant.
Please make sure you've signed up on the contributors' page so that we can know the location of the plant you saw blooming and use your contribution to create a flora for your region! When you're done, you can go back to one of the main pages and find logs of other flowers you might have seen today.

### Logs
#### 2007 Logs

* --SB_Johnny | 15:33, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 14:20, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 10:15, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 10:18, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

#### 2008 Logs

* (no archived logs yet)

##### Recent Logs

* SB Johnny-LM 10:55, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
* SB Johnny-LM 09:44, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
* SB Johnny-LM 11:30, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 11:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
* --SB_Johnny | 10:30, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
# BCP/Sedum rupestre/Logs

This page contains recent bloom logs for Sedum rupestre (Stone orpine). If you saw this plant blooming today (or sometime within the last 3 days), you can help improve the bloom clock by logging it. Just click on "edit" next to the Recent Logs heading, add *~~~~ (an asterisk followed by four tildes) on a new line just below the last signature, and then click "save page". This will add your signature and the date to log the plant.
Please make sure you've signed up on the contributors' page so that we can know the location of the plant you saw blooming and use your contribution to create a flora for your region! When you're done, you can go back to one of the main pages and find logs of other flowers you might have seen today.

### Logs
#### 2008 Logs

* (no archived logs yet)

##### Recent Logs

* Ngravagna 17:27, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
* Ngravagna 17:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
* Ngravagna 20:00, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
* Ngravagna 17:20, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
# 1000 Songs/Christ the Lord is risen today (Charles Wesley)

Christ the Lord is risen today (Wesley)
1000 Songs

## Text
### Author

The text of "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" was written by Charles Wesley, an English man who was a crucial part of the development of the Methodist Church.

### Translations/Challenges

There are no challenges in the translation since it was originally written in English. However, Charles Wesley's version did not have the "Alleluias" that break up the text.

### Editor's Choice

The full version of the text can be found here.

## Music

The typical version of the sheet music can be found here.

### Arrangements

The tune of "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" was first published in Lyra Davidica and was anonymously written.

### Editor's Choice

The tune can be heard here.

## Background
### Author biography

The hymns of Charles Wesley have had an astounding impact on later hymnody. It is estimated that Charles Wesley has written approximately between 6,500 and 9,000 hymn texts, a few of which are found in today's modern hymnals.

### Author's circumstances

Wesley has had a strong impact of the evangelical emphasis of hymnody. The Wesleyan belief of unlimited atonement if found in his hymns. For example, "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" is written from the stand point of his beliefs. Another difference that Wesley has made in his hymns is the metrical variation. Compared to his contemporary, Isaac Watts, who only wrote in three different meters, Charles Wesley wrote in thirty different meters. The meter of "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" is 7.7.7.7..
# 1000 Songs/Brethren we have met to worship (George Atkins)

Brethren we have met to worship (George Atkins)
1000 Songs

## Text
### Author

George Atkins is the author of the text, "Brethren we have met to worship".

### Editor's Choice
## Music

The music was written by William Moore. It is an Appalachian melody.

### Tune

This hymn is set to the tune "Holy manna"

### Arrangements

Classical Guitarist Owen Smith in recital in San Francisco click here.

### Editor's Choice
## Background
### Author biography

George Atkins was born in England on April 16, 1793. After moving to the states, he served as a Methodist pastor for the Ohio Conference. He then went to Knoxville Tennessee in 1818.Along with his ministry, George Atkins was involved in newspapers. George Atkins died August 29th, 1827 in Abingdon Virginia.
# 1000 Songs/Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (Martin Luther)

Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands (Martin Luther) Christ lag in Todesnbanden
1000 Songs

## Text

http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh319.shtc. 1100

### Author

Martin Luther 1533

### Translations/Challenges

Latin Melody based on Christ is erstanden. Translated from German to English by Richard Massie

## Music

There are seven versed that celebrate Jesus' resurrection that also talks about His struggles between Life and Death. The third verse comes from 1 Corinthians 15. The melody has quite a bit of sequence.

### Tune

The Tune is "Christ lag in Todesbanden"

### Arrangements

The original song was written by Bach. Richard Massie translated this piece in 1854
# 1000 Songs/Christian heats in love united (Nicolaus von Zinzendorf)

Christian heats in love united (Nicolaus von Zinzendorf)
1000 Songs
# 1000 Songs/CAITHNESS (Scottish Psalter, Edware Millar)

CAITHNESS (Scottish Psalter, Edware Millar)
1000 Songs
# 1000 Songs/Christ Who Freed Our Souls From Danger (Martin Luther)

Christ Who Freed Our Souls From Danger (Martin Luther)
1000 Songs
# 1000 Songs/Canticle of the Sun (Francis of Assisi)

Canticle of the Sun (Francis of Assisi)
1000 Songs
# 1000 Songs/Claro paschali gaudio--That Easter day with joy was bright

Claro paschali gaudio--That Easter day with joy was bright
1000 Songs
# 1000 Songs/Come Holy Ghost God and Lord (Martin Luther)

Come Holy Ghost God and Lord (Martin Luther)
1000 Songs
# 1000 Songs/CHINA (William Bradbury)

CHINA (William Bradbury)
1000 Songs
# Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Mid Spring/Yellow Flowers/DPL

This page is used to help create a graphical list.
* BCP/Taxus baccata
* BCP/Carex
* BCP/Salix 'Tortuosa'
* BCP/Lindera benzoin
* BCP/Kerria japonica
* BCP/Duchesnea indica
* BCP/Medicago lupulina
* BCP/Waldsteinia fragarioides
* BCP/Oxalis corniculata
* BCP/Barbarea verna
* BCP/Jasminum nudiflorum
* BCP/Quercus palustris
* BCP/Packera obovata
* BCP/Erythronium americanum
* BCP/Quercus rubra
* BCP/Corydalis lutea
* BCP/Corylus americana
* BCP/Salix discolor
* BCP/Sassafras albidum
* BCP/Forsythia x intermedia
* BCP/Buxus
* BCP/Epimedium
* BCP/Primula vulgaris
* BCP/Oxalis stricta
* BCP/Senecio vulgaris
* BCP/Berberis thunbergii
* BCP/Chelidonium majus
* BCP/Taraxacum officinale
* BCP/Ficaria verna
* BCP/Corylopsis spicata
* BCP/Barbarea vulgaris
* BCP/Narcissus
* BCP/Cornus mas
* BCP/Acer negundo
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Corydalis cheilanthifolia
* BCP/Stylophorum diphyllum
* BCP/Rhododendron
* BCP/Tulipa
* BCP/Lamium
* BCP/Quercus
* BCP/Crocus
* BCP/Mahonia bealei
* BCP/Salix
* BCP/Corylopsis
* BCP/Salix 'Pendula'
* BCP/Uvularia sessilifolia
* BCP/Symphytum grandiflorum
* BCP/Fagus sylvatica
* BCP/Aurinia saxatilis
* BCP/Viola
* BCP/Magnolia
* BCP/Epimedium franchetii
* BCP/Epimedium lishihchenii
* BCP/Taxus baccata
* BCP/Carex
* BCP/Salix 'Tortuosa'
* BCP/Lindera benzoin
* BCP/Kerria japonica
* BCP/Duchesnea indica
* BCP/Medicago lupulina
* BCP/Waldsteinia fragarioides
* BCP/Oxalis corniculata
* BCP/Barbarea verna
* BCP/Jasminum nudiflorum
* BCP/Quercus palustris
* BCP/Packera obovata
* BCP/Erythronium americanum
* BCP/Quercus rubra
* BCP/Corydalis lutea
* BCP/Corylus americana
* BCP/Salix discolor
* BCP/Sassafras albidum
* BCP/Forsythia x intermedia
* BCP/Buxus
* BCP/Epimedium
* BCP/Primula vulgaris
* BCP/Oxalis stricta
* BCP/Senecio vulgaris
* BCP/Berberis thunbergii
* BCP/Chelidonium majus
* BCP/Taraxacum officinale
* BCP/Ficaria verna
* BCP/Corylopsis spicata
* BCP/Barbarea vulgaris
* BCP/Narcissus
* BCP/Cornus mas
* BCP/Acer negundo
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Corydalis cheilanthifolia
* BCP/Stylophorum diphyllum
* BCP/Rhododendron
* BCP/Tulipa
* BCP/Lamium
* BCP/Quercus
* BCP/Crocus
* BCP/Mahonia bealei
* BCP/Salix
* BCP/Corylopsis
* BCP/Salix 'Pendula'
* BCP/Uvularia sessilifolia
* BCP/Symphytum grandiflorum
* BCP/Fagus sylvatica
* BCP/Aurinia saxatilis
* BCP/Viola
* BCP/Magnolia
* BCP/Epimedium franchetii
* BCP/Epimedium lishihchenii
# Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Mid Spring/Purple Flowers/DPL

This page is used to help create a graphical list.
* BCP/Rhododendron 'PJM'
* BCP/Geranium maculatum
* BCP/Muscari armeniacum
* BCP/Chionodoxa
* BCP/Geranium
* BCP/Ajuga reptans
* BCP/Lamium purpureum
* BCP/Scilla siberica
* BCP/Nepeta x faassenii
* BCP/Pulmonaria
* BCP/Vinca sardoa
* BCP/Helleborus x hybridus
* BCP/Epimedium
* BCP/Syringa vulgaris
* BCP/Vinca minor
* BCP/Cercis canadensis
* BCP/Glechoma hederacea
* BCP/Wisteria sinensis
* BCP/Aquilegia x hybrida
* BCP/Lunaria annua
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Rhododendron
* BCP/Fritillaria meleagris
* BCP/Epimedium leptorhizum
* BCP/Erica carnea
* BCP/Tulipa
* BCP/Phlox subulata
* BCP/Lamium
* BCP/Crocus
* BCP/Muscari
* BCP/Hyacinthus orientalis
* BCP/Magnolia 'Susan'
* BCP/Viola
* BCP/Pulsatilla vulgaris
* BCP/Magnolia
* BCP/Ajuga reptans 'valfredda'
* BCP/Fraxinus americana
* BCP/Rhododendron 'PJM'
* BCP/Geranium maculatum
* BCP/Muscari armeniacum
* BCP/Chionodoxa
* BCP/Geranium
* BCP/Ajuga reptans
* BCP/Lamium purpureum
* BCP/Scilla siberica
* BCP/Nepeta x faassenii
* BCP/Pulmonaria
* BCP/Vinca sardoa
* BCP/Helleborus x hybridus
* BCP/Epimedium
* BCP/Syringa vulgaris
* BCP/Vinca minor
* BCP/Cercis canadensis
* BCP/Glechoma hederacea
* BCP/Wisteria sinensis
* BCP/Aquilegia x hybrida
* BCP/Lunaria annua
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Rhododendron
* BCP/Fritillaria meleagris
* BCP/Epimedium leptorhizum
* BCP/Erica carnea
* BCP/Tulipa
* BCP/Phlox subulata
* BCP/Lamium
* BCP/Crocus
* BCP/Muscari
* BCP/Hyacinthus orientalis
* BCP/Magnolia 'Susan'
* BCP/Viola
* BCP/Pulsatilla vulgaris
* BCP/Magnolia
* BCP/Ajuga reptans 'valfredda'
* BCP/Fraxinus americana
# Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Mid Spring/Red Flowers/DPL

This page is used to help create a graphical list.
* BCP/Fraxinus pennsylvanica
* BCP/Helleborus x hybridus
* BCP/Lonicera x heckrottii
* BCP/Corylus americana
* BCP/Malus
* BCP/Geranium
* BCP/Epimedium
* BCP/Vinca minor
* BCP/Aquilegia x hybrida
* BCP/Acer rubrum
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Rhododendron
* BCP/Trillium stamineum
* BCP/Acer japonicum
* BCP/Erica carnea
* BCP/Tulipa
* BCP/Phlox subulata
* BCP/Prunus
* BCP/Chaenomeles
* BCP/Viola
* BCP/Magnolia
* BCP/Fraxinus pennsylvanica
* BCP/Helleborus x hybridus
* BCP/Lonicera x heckrottii
* BCP/Corylus americana
* BCP/Malus
* BCP/Geranium
* BCP/Epimedium
* BCP/Vinca minor
* BCP/Aquilegia x hybrida
* BCP/Acer rubrum
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Rhododendron
* BCP/Trillium stamineum
* BCP/Acer japonicum
* BCP/Erica carnea
* BCP/Tulipa
* BCP/Phlox subulata
* BCP/Prunus
* BCP/Chaenomeles
* BCP/Viola
* BCP/Magnolia
# Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Mid Summer/Black Flowers/DPL

This is a DPL-generated list, used to create the key for Black-flowered plants in Mid Summer
* BCP/Viola tricolor
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Hemerocallis
* BCP/Rosa
* BCP/Viola
* BCP/Viola tricolor
* BCP/Viola x wittrockiana
* BCP/Hemerocallis
* BCP/Rosa
* BCP/Viola
# Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Mid Summer
## Mid Summer

All flowers (219, see category for list)
* White flowers (69)
* Pink flowers (55)
* Red flowers (19)
* Orange flowers (18)
* Yellow flowers (67)
* Green flowers (14)
* Blue flowers (26)
* Purple flowers (56)
* Brown flowers (4)
* Black flowers (2)
# Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Mid Summer/Black Flowers

This page is part of the global dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Mid Summer.
These plants have the following traits:
   * Black flowers
Hemerocallis
| Flower of H. fulva, one of the most commonly encountered daylilies Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Hemerocallis (Daylily) Identifying Characteristics Habit:clumping herbaceous plantFlowers:3 petals and 3 sepals nearly equal. Each flower lasts only one day.Foliage:Basal, straplikeLife Cycle: Perennial Recent Logs Jomegat 04:43, 6 June 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 00:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Viola tricolor
| Flowers Wikipedia • Commons • Wikibooks (horticulture) • Wikibooks (subject) • Wikispecies • Fruit and seed clock | Profile for Viola tricolor (Heartsease, Johnny-jump-up) Identifying Characteristics Recent Logs Jomegat 00:44, 12 May 2009 (UTC) Jomegat 02:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC) (view all logs) |
Global data: Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall
# Action management

Action Management is synonymous with business improvement and is a methodology of managing the operational actions that managers and staff need to do to drive better business performance and achieve "business excellence".
In all operational areas it is management's job to remove obstacles and stimulate actions so that “the things employees do” have a positive impact on the performance of the business. Action Management is therefore about improving the day-to-day operational management, efficiency and productivity of a business (any business).
Financial accounting systems are by nature historical, so if management only relies on these systems then they are normally operating in "catch up" mode. Action Management introduces pro-activity and is a system for taking non-financial business initiatives, setting targets, and then tracking the improvements that result. In creating this pro-active management environment, Action Management then permeates through the whole organisation. Action Management focuses on the operational management elements of a business that approaches business improvement in a remarkably simple and logical way.
Action Management can be applied to any size of business. Small to medium sized businesses (SME’s) will see Action Management as a whole-of-business system whereas larger businesses may implement Action Management with a divisional or departmentalized focus that can be later consolidated into an overall Action Management system covering the entire business. For example a larger business may start with the Information Technology function and create Action Management for IT that has an impact right across the business. Action Management can be applied to support any major cross-functional areas of a business.
It is a strong endorsement for Action Management that The Australian National Institute of Accountants are now implementing it to help them run their business better, and are now taking initiatives to introduce it to their 15,000+ members.
Action Management can be applied to any organisation where the CEO wishes to systemize and improve the operational management of the business. It helps the CEO better manage the critical "operational" areas of the business. It also helps all staff better manage and perform in their own day-to-day "actions". Action Management directly aligns all staff actions with those of the business so that staff can not only get a better understanding of the business, but can also see how their own job is making a relevant contribution to the business. Action Management also provides staff access to all of the information and tools they need to do the best job that they can. So Action Management improves business management from both the BUSINESS PROCESS perspective and the PEOPLE perspective.
# Action research discussion group

Welcome to the Action research discussion group! You can use this space to discuss or ask questions about anything related to Action research, or make others aware of what kinds of resources there are out there to discuss. Please also add any comments or suggestions about this group - would it be better as a reading group perhaps?

## Discussion

"Action research is research the wiki way" - this is a statement I'm interested in exploring. (I've written a journal article on this that will hopefully be published and made freely available soon.) Essentially, my argument comes down to that both action research and wikis are 1) collaborative/participative, 2) iterative (ie continually changing through step-changes), 3) potentially empowering (enabling people to do more than they could have done previously). This is very briefly put - but I'd like to throw it out there to see what other people think. (And please feel free to say you don't know what I'm talking about!) Cormaggio 19:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

## Interested participants

* Cormaggio (Cormac Lawler) - I'm a PhD student at the University of Manchester, and my PhD is on Developing Wikiversity through action research. I'm very interested in exploring how action research can be used here in Wikiversity - for me, action research is akin to doing research the wiki way - which I've raised for discussion above. Cormaggio 19:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)