Change is a Natural Process

      
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		            		amani gera
Accountant, Egypt
			            
Change is a Natural Process

	          		If we think about change as a natural process in life...

This occurs from two related lines:

1. The theory of chaos and self organization on the one hand, and

2. Complexity theory on the other hand.

As Gareth Morgan said: 'Examine the flocking of birds; inspite of all the unpredicitability, coherent order always emerges out of the randomness and surface chaos'.
				      
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						            	Gary Wong
Consultant, Canada
												
				                Cynefin Framework and Types of Change

													Amani: check out the Cynefin framework. Complexity and chaos theory is applied here to distinguish between traditional "idealistic" and "naturalistic" change.

- Idealistic change is appropriate if the situation is on the ordered side (complicated and simple domain) because cause and effect relationships exist.

- However, where there is unpredictability, uncertainty, and no known cause/effect relationships, we are on the unordered side of complexity and chaos. Here the change process must be naturalistic; that is, we let the system find the solution. This is where your statement "change as a natural process in life" makes sense.
				                
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						            	Dolva, Australia
												
				                Natural Change?

													Gary - what if order is only created by human societies - which means idealistic change can only hap... Sign up
				              
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						            	Gary Wong
Consultant, Canada
												
				                Chaos is Natural

													Dolva: I agree with you. Order, stability, consistency are all human desires. But it's a two-edged s... Sign up
				              
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						            	Dolva, Australia
												
				                We Must Embrace Complexity

													Fantastic Gary. I wonder if in our attempt to force our chaotic/complex systems to conform (current ... Sign up
				              
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						            	Gary Wong
Consultant, Canada
												
				                Resilience versus Robustness

													@Dolva: Your use of the word "resilience" is very apropos. I sense there is a shift away from "robus... Sign up
				              
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						            	Prakash Peter
Consultant, India
												
				                Change is a Natural Process

													From uncertainty order, stability and consistency occurs. When desires gets strengthened by commitme... Sign up
				              
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						            	TSE Pak Hoi Isaac (Dr.)
Professor, China
												
				                Chaos is Dissipatory, Complex Emergence of Order is Constructive on Its Own

													@Dolva: chaotic situations dissipate energy and resources. Nature resolves surplus energy and emotio... Sign up
				              
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						            	Darryl Lynn Jones, United States
												
				                Have Humans Lost the Ability to Live with Uncertainty?

													Hi Dolva, if may interject a brief observation, consider that self-preservation drives technology wh... Sign up
				              
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						            	Joseph Adedio Egievba
CEO, South Africa
												
				                Change is Embedded in Life

													Change is embedded in every living being that exist on earth. Human development and growth entails c... Sign up
				              
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