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May 4, 2017
Leadership just “ain’t what it used to be!” It’s no longer lone domain of the C-Suite; the three-piece suits; or the power deals that happen around polished tables. It’s no longer about black and white answers or one path to success. Decades ago, leaders talked in terms of either/or and yes/no. In the last couple of decades, they began to talk about “both/and”, and “maybe.” That worked for a while, but today, even that level of openness is not sufficient for informed decision making and action today. HSD offers a way to think about the multiple competing forces that create tensions in our systems, and how leadership of the future will be defined as the ability to navigate those tensions to find the greatest fit for the whole system.
In this blog article, Glenda Eoyang looks at the process of hysteresis and its relationship to complex change.
April 6, 2017
In the complexity of the 21st century, you can’t create regulations and procedures to inform every action. Organizations and communities that attempt to govern by creating more rules crumble under the weight of the infrastructure required to maintain such a system. To thrive in a complex, diverse landscape, healthy organizations and communities rely on a short list of Simple Rules to inform action and decision making for individuals, groups, and teams; to inform policy making and implementation; and to create shared expectations and coherence across global communities. Human systems Dynamics proposes a short list of Simple Rules to help you thrive in the complexity of the 21st century.
Business & IndustryBuild Adaptive Capacity
In this interview, Jen Berg, HSD Associate, responds to four questions:
How did you discover HSD?
What HSD tool has made the biggest impact?
What is a good example of how you used HSD?
How has HSD made a difference in your professional life?
Learn more about Jen Berg at http://www.jenberg.com/
March 16, 2017
Join us to hear HSD Professionals share their HSD stories about how they use HSD principles, models, and methods to change their worlds every day. Additionally at this Annual Meeting of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute, Glenda Eoyang, our founder and Executive Director, will report about the Institute’s work and continuing growth for the future.
Teaching & LearningBuild Adaptive Capacity
In this blog, Royce Holladay offers insights about the skills and abilities required in developing adaptive networks that support system-wide collaboration.
Plan in Uncertainty
March 2, 2017
Traditionally we think of planning in organizations and communities as the work of those in charge. Strategic planning has been the task of the leader—with or without stakeholder engagement. In worst cases, engagement in strategic planning meant. “Do whatever it takes to achieve the goals.” In complex adaptive systems, decentralized planning engages individuals and groups in local decisions for faster response, shared accountabilities, and increased adaptability. Human systems dynamics offers a planning approach that engages energy and commitment at all scales of the system. In Strategic Adaptive Action, wherever you stand in the system, you have information and authority to see, understand, and influence patterns around you to fit with the direction and priorities of the whole system.
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