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Chasing the Innovation “Butterfly” with Systems Thinking
Product development is a complex dynamic system buffeted by numerous uncertainties. Seemingly small changes in product features or a slight repositioning of a firm’s…
Systemic Board Governance: Creating Virtuous Cycles of Impact
During these difficult times, nonprofit organizations often provide the backbone to many communities, offering a much-needed safety net for those in need. Behind the…
Visibility Works”: Implementing ISO/QS 9000
Many companies are pursuing registration to the international Quality System Standard known as ISO 9000. This standard is based on a quality model used…
Reverse Blueprinting in a Creative Mode
TEAM TIP In addition to using systems tools to diagnose and resolve organizational dilemmas, following the examples in this article, experiment with employing such…
The Tall Order of Taming Change
The world has never been certain – the unknown, unexpected, and unimagined have long been central to the human drama. Still, two themes emerged…
Picture This: Using Learning Pictures to Create Shared Mindset
When interviewed recently about the making of the 1971 film “Duel,” Steven Spielberg spoke about the impossibly tight schedule that the studio had imposed…
Collective Leadership: A Process for Dialogue-Based Profound Change
One afternoon in May 1992, a teenage boy walked into Morning Star Baptist Church in Boston, MA, to attend a classmate’s funeral. Some gang…
Intuition as a Key Factor for Implementing Theory U
As pointed out by many researchers and business coaches, the pace of change and complexity in organizations today is accelerating at an exponential rate.
The Power of “And”: Fostering Creative Teams at Hydro Aluminum
How can we inspire individuals to contribute value to the whole company and not just their group or department? In 1998, Marianne M. Aamodt…
Nourishing a Science for the 21st Century: An Interview with Rose von Thater-Braan
VS: Your work and training have given you an understanding of both Western and Native science paradigms. Is there an easy way to describe the…