Plastic Language and Its Effects
Plastic language is all about using words in meaningless ways and that creates meaningless impact, too.
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organizational development
Not Working vs Wrong
Change is hard because our identities often depend on us being right, even when we are not. Understanding the myths we hold to can be a means to get past this and make real change and make it stick.
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How do we sit with time?
Organizational transformation efforts from culture change to developmental evaluation all depend on one ingredient that is rarely discussed: time. How
Read moreDevelopmental Evaluation’s Traps
Developmental evaluation holds promise for product and service designers looking to understand the process, outcomes, and strategies of innovation and
Read moreComplex problems and social learning
Adaptation, evolution, innovation, and growth all require that we gain new knowledge and apply it to our circumstances, or learn.
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Smart goals or better systems?
If you’re working toward some sort of collective goals — as an organization, network or even as an individual —
Read moreHealing, by design
The concept of healing plays an integral part of healthy human development in many cultures, yet is largely unknown or misunderstood in
Read moreDevelopmental Evaluation and Sensemaking
Developmental evaluation is only as good as the sense that can be made from the data that is received. To
Read moreThe Organizational Zombie Resistance Kit
Zombies — unaware, semi-conscious, distracted individuals — are all around us and running many of the organizations we work in
Read moreThe Mindful Socially Innovative Organization
In complex systems there is a lot to pay attention to. Mindfulness and contemplative inquiry built into the organization can
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