Seth Godin at TOC

Seth Godin talks about leaning into change, well worth watching…

gentle art of provocation

Picture credit: svanes

Picture credit: svanes

Sustainable change depends on effective provocation, as an instigator for essential destabilisation.

Sometimes a gentle provocation is sufficient to create the right environment for change.

But very often the subject organizations or people are simply too entrenched in their ways to be change-ready. That’s when the provocation needs to be harsher.

Finding the right balance between the provocation level and degree of urgency is a skilful art – that can only be learned by experience and understanding. And, by regular provocation.

Think carefully before responding to a provocation with anger – Provocateurs are valuable and can give you insights that others fear to express.

autopoiesis, or autopsy? You choose

Picture credit: Etherhill

Picture credit: Etherhill

Any person or organization that doesn’t evolve to changing circumstances is fated to irrelevance.

I once baffled a roomful of people by showing a slide that simply (sic) read:

autopoiesis, or autopsy? You choose…

If this statement perplexes you, then you have a choice:

  • ignore the statement
  • investigate the purpose of my words

The first option is instantly available to you and will take no further commitment of your time. The second option may take you off on an interesting tangent, I sincerely hope you enjoy the journey as much as I did.

Either way, that’s all from me – I don’t want to disrupt your present equlibrium any more than I may have done already.

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