CDE Model: What is it and where did it come from?
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This extract from Eoyang's dissertation gives the foundation for the CDE Model of Conditions for Self-Organizing in Human Systems.
The dissertation, The Union Institute and University, 2001, explains what the conditions are, where they come from in theory and practice, and how they revolutionize decision making and action taking.
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The CDE Model explains the three system conditions that influence the speed, path, and direction of self-organizing systems. The conditions shape the patterns that make up the reality of your world.
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