Systems and Complexity
People are easy to see. Systems are hard to see. Posts that explore how to see and influence systems + how to lead and manage in complexity.
Blog Posts
Shaping Patterns
How do you create an environment for great work? Where healthy self-organization happens? You notice...
The Forest Succession Principle
In ecology, the process through which rocky ground becomes a forest is referred to as...
Systems and Patterns of Thought
Systems drive behavior. They also influence patterns of thought. When we enter a system—a company...
Work on the System
When I say “work on system,” I mean influencing factors that contribute to patterns of...
Three Ways to Foster Team Responsibility
How can managers support teams to truly support team responsibility? In the early days of...
Podcasts
Accumulating Sorrows and Network Trauma- Law of Jam Episode 12
We, humans, are greatly influenced by the people around us. Our social networks affect our...
Shifting Focus- Change by Attraction Episode 26
Changing the paradigms—beliefs and assumptions about how things work—can be powerful in changing systems. But...
Pardigms- Change by Attraction Episode 25
Systems reflect the beliefs and assumptions of the ppl & societies who create them. Changing...
Finding the Pattern- Change by Attraction Episode 21
We experience and respond to events—what’s in front of us now. But often, if we...
The Forest Succession Principle- Change by Attraction Episode 6
What do forests have to do with organizational change? The ecological process of forest succession...
Videos
People and Patterns
Esther Derby keynote deals with how a human deals with patterns, she provides the audience...