how change happens webinar 08 june
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David OsborneJill HinsonChangeFusion, LLC
“ , ’ In the world of unknown unknowns we can t hope to precisely predict the behaviorof critical
, ' systems and we shouldn t presume that we can . manage behaviorwith precision either ”
-Thomas Homer Dixon
How Change Happens
Rapid Escalation of Complexity
CEO’ s are telling us that the complexity of operating in an increasingly volatile and
uncertain world is their primary challenge.”IBM CEO study 2010
“ We know disruptive competitors can open or close an opportunity overnight.
This drives our need for constant innovation.”
“ We are seeing changes in the world’ s infrastructure and there are huge one of a kind business opportunities emerging.”“ Change is happening so fast it is hard to
know who your competitor is. Assumptions that seemed iron clad 12
months ago are obsolete today.”
“ The business environment is becoming less predictable.”
“ The pace of change is extraordinary.”
ChangeFusion NVTC study 2010
Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million
From HBS/XPlane Imagine Leadership Video
The landscape… …
Organized
Complex
Chaotic
From R. Stacy, adapted by B Zimmerman
How change happens
Complexity Science
Interconnected, diverse,
multiple agents
Individual freedom to act Unpredictable
High degree of adaptive capacity
Collectively create system-wide patterns
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What are complex adaptive systems? [ ]
“ - Se lf organization provide s a powerful
new mode l for guiding organizational change
that s urpas s e s the hie rarchically contro lled
- . and re s is tance bus ting s trateg ie s of the pas t ”
( , 1994) Golds te in
How Change Happens: Pattern Shift
COLLABORATION
• What is a change your organization/community would like to make?
• How can you frame it as a pattern shift? -
Pattern Shift = Change[ ]
Elements that enable change
Patte rns are c reated by the inte rac tion of the s e thre ee lements
, Glenda Eoyang HSD Ins titute . CDE From G Eoyang
Container Differences Exchanges
Container
Defines Boundaries
Holds Elements Together
Types of Containers
Physical
-Building- Room- Virtual
Time
- Meeting- Conference- Event
Conceptual
- Concept- Idea- Focus Area
Relational
- Team- Department- Organization- Market
Change Leverage Point: Tighten or Loosen the Container
Container Example
– By expanding the container change emerge s
Container
MagazineMarket
Expand the Container
Change Emerges
ProductionConsumptionAdvertisingRevenue Streams
Change Leverage Point: Increasing or Decreasing Differences
Differences
What’ s the “ difference that makes a difference?”
KnowledgeInformationExpertise
ResourcesAccessPower
Values BeliefsNorms
Expectations
LocationCompanyGender
Language
Change Leverage Point: Increase or Decrease Differences
Infinite number of potential differences
Change Leverage Point: Strengthen or Reduce Exchanges
What- Connections between
agents, employees, stakeholders etc
- Enable resources to be exchanged
Exchange
Exchange Dimensions Exchange
Length Long Short
Width Wide Narrow
Dynamic Amplifying Dampening
DirectionOne-Way
Top - DownTwo-Way
Open
C-D-E Example: Open Sourcing : – New Pattern Fas te r New Produc t Marke t Cyc leTime
Internal R&DTo
GlobalConnect & Develop
# of ExpertsTransparency
Short, Focused2-way
IncreasedExponentially
Container ExchangeDifferences
“ We have learned that
neuroplas tic ity is not only pos s ible but cons tantly in. ac tion That is the way we adapt to
, new s ituations le arn new fac ts
and deve lop new.s kills ”
, Mark Halle tt NIH
How change happens
Hardwiring & Mental MapsError Detection SignalsNeuroplasticityWhat this all means… …
Neuroscience [ ]
Neuroscience: “ hard-wiring”
Neuroscience: cognitive dissonance & “ error detection signal”
Dissonance produces anxiety that motivates us
to change
Brain sends signals when it detects changes in the
environment
Neuroplasticity….the
good news[ ]The very structure of our brain – the relative
size of different regions, the strength of connections – reflect the lives we have led.”
Sharon Begley
NEW CONNECTIONS &
GROW NEW NEURONS
RE-ZONE
• Our actions and thoughts expand or contract different regions of the brain
• The brain devotes more “real-estate” to the areas we use more often
• Our brain prunes unused connections
• Through conscious effort, we can dampen signals from one part of the brain or amplify others
• New connections release a short burst of positive energy
Neuroscience: What it means for how change happens..
EXPERIENCE & EXPECTATION
REPETITION
ATTENTION
Based on what your organization/community
focuses on, attends to, re-enforces, and repeats
what behaviors are “hard-wired”?
: Change Re framing How Change Happens in Organizations
Program elements include
Tools from Human Systems Dynamics• Adaptive Action• CDE • Human Systems Dynamics Simulation
Principles of complexity science to inform how change happens• Emergence• Self-Organizing Criticality
Neuroscience’s contribution to individual change and “ah-ha” moments
Principles of social networks applied to enable innovation and adaptation
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