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by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:27 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: QUERY Shifting the Burden CLD Quandry
Replies: 10
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QUERY Shifting the Burden CLD Quandry

Posted by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler@comcast.net> I'm willing to stand corrected on this by the community, but it seems to me that there are practical occasions when one must perform immediate, short-term actions (getting rid of the worst of the symptoms) as well as long-term ...
by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler
Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:47 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: QUERY Society Strategy Development
Replies: 127
Views: 129269

QUERY Society Strategy Development

Posted by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler@comcast.net> Bill and List, As I wrote in an earlier post, ""variance reduction"" is precisely what I think we may need in order to grow from here. IF (and it's a big ""if"") I'm right about where SD ...
by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:13 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: QUERY Society Strategy Development
Replies: 127
Views: 129269

QUERY Society Strategy Development

Posted by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler@comcast.net> I support the development of a minimal set of knowledge and tools (a body of knowledge) for SD. With all due respect, Bill (Harris), how is this in any way ""limiting?"" Yes, a BOK takes a field down to its ...
by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler
Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:38 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: QUERY Society Strategy Development
Replies: 127
Views: 129269

QUERY Society Strategy Development

Posted by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler@comcast.net> Steve, and List, I often push for the inclusion of good psychology in our models, so I appreciate Steve Wehrenberg's attempts to get at root causes of resistance to change. I'd like to offer a couple of my insights as well. 1. ...
by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler
Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:47 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: QUERY Society Strategy Development
Replies: 127
Views: 129269

QUERY Society Strategy Development

Posted by ""John Gunkler"" <johngunkler@comcast.net> There is a theory, well supported by data, that organizations go through predictable phases as they grow successfully (or, as they fail.) Different authors in Harvard Business Review, and in books, divide the ""growth...