There are many threats to quality action and behaviour change, but the most persistent and pernicious of these is brevity. Speed and efficiency are two twins tied to productivity, value, and innovation. At least, in theory. We have yet to see any substantive value created from a fast, quick fix or rapid change initiative. Change …
The Cynefin Framework is among the most widely used frameworks for understanding how systems are organized. It might be the most practical means of bringing systems thinking to life. A system, after all, is simply an organization of things within some constraint or boundary. We rely on The Cynefin Framework (pronounced /kəˈnɛvɪn/ kuh-NEV-in) as a …
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Many transformation efforts fail because they focus on what people say they want, not what holds their attention and are attracted toward. This is the role of attractors. We’ve written about attractors before and how to map them, however in this post we want to explore how they benefit strategy development more fully. An attractor …
A mind map is a powerful, simple organizing tool that features a lot of information on a single page. We use mind maps and other visual tools to communicate relationships between ideas, people, project components and topics with our clients and partners. We present a short introduction to how and why you might want to …
Complexity science is the study of how systems behave when under conditions of high dynamism (change) and instability due to the number, sequencing, and organization of actors, relationships, and outcomes. Complex systems pose difficulty drawing clear lessons because the relationship between causes and consequences are rarely straightforward. To illustrate, consider how having one child provides …
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