Under conditions of rapid changes in working life, there is an urgent need to examine the nature of creativity and learning in organizations. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of self‐directed learning (SDL) practices in creative activity in technology‐based work. We focus on both individual and collective practices but also on the importance of organizational culture. The data consist of 46 interviews and observational field notes collected from participating organizations. Thematic and ethnographic analyses were utilized as tools to reveal the nature of SDL in creative activity. We found three themes describing of the nature of SDL in creative activity: a combination of individual and collective action, solving common problems through dialogue and discussions, and the organizational culture framing SDL in creative activity. Based on the findings, we provided support for that SDL in creative activity is manifested as a socio‐cultural phenomenon and SDL practices are intertwined with creative activity. We discovered organization cultural frames that can support the realization of SDL and creative activity in working life. However, more research on the relationship between these phenomena and the conditions for their realization is needed.

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创造性活动中的自主学习：基于技术的工作中的民族志研究

在工作生活迅速变化的条件下，迫切需要研究组织中创造力和学习的本质。这项研究的目的是调查基于技术的工作中的创造性活动中的自主学习（SDL）做法的性质。我们不仅关注个人和集体实践，而且关注组织文化的重要性。数据包括从参与组织中收集的46次访谈和观察性现场笔记。主题和人种学分析被用作揭示创意活动中SDL本质的工具。我们发现了三个描述创意活动中SDL性质的主题：个人行动和集体行动的结合，通过对话和讨论解决常见问题以及在创意活动中构筑SDL的组织文化。基于这些发现，我们为创意活动中的SDL表现为一种社会文化现象提供了支持，并且SDL实践与创意活动交织在一起。我们发现了组织文化框架，可以支持SDL的实现和工作生活中的创造性活动。但是，需要对这些现象及其实现条件之间的关系进行更多的研究。