Dear Friends, The Arbinger Institute, the author of the world renowned books, Leadership and Self Deception and The Anatomy of Peace will be organising its...
I am looking for trend (behaviour over time graph) lines, and I find more snapshot (trend)s: http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/antismoking/a/statistics.htm ...
These sound quite lovely and seem to put many frames that we know exists "on their heads", don't they? Except things don't change, by turning mental models "on...
Dear all, Happy Lunar New Year celebrations ahead of you in the coming days. We wish all a heartfelt joy in every step of the way. I am leaving here the...
Dear all, It is not unusual that I hear when after the workshop, the participants continued to use the work for a few weeks (particularly for those in intact...
Dear Niloufer, Yes, how do we "see our fears". We can't look for it. Because "the fears" stop us from "seeing it" so, otherwise the fear can't do its job...
Great question! A few things here: * The purpose of this systemic structure is to remind us how we are getting caught in the symptomatic solutions. The...
Love these quotes by Peter! http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/peter-senge Warmly Sheila +65-94790526 http://www.lopn.net [Non-text portions of...
Dear Members, "Anatomy of Peace in Families" Workshop – PAY AS YOU WISH 23 – 24 February 2008 (Sat & Sun) We try to be helpful as parents... to motivate,...
What do you think it takes for the woman to jump up to say (p4) the situation is a Tragedy of the Commons? Warmly Sheila +65-94790526 http://www.lopn.net ...
Dear Niloufer, I would not wholly be truthful when I say I cannot be impatient with people and situations (the airports in India is one example and fearing...
Hi Sheila just to throw some spanner in the work to see if this view holds water. when we look at systems, as the environment around it changes, it will and ...
Two things (and I am sure others may respond too). Clarify the ways we see them: - In the case of these (systemic) structures - they do not change. Most other...
It may not be as easy to understand yet is a nice way that illustrates looking at the world through the lensese of analysis as distinct from artistry. [Maybe...
Dear Veena, One way to see if it is a balancing loop is how many goals were involved in the action. If the action is led by a singular goal it is a balancing...
Hi Sheila I am still confused and still need your help. When you say system does not change, would that not depend on the definition of change? If the...
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It is first noticing: #1. The systemic structures that operate today that seems to be getting in the way of "our own" goals (be it discipline, creating ...
In this one, it does not change. "System" in this case refers to the hidden circular maps of causal interrelations (causalities) that subtly determines the...
Either that or watching one too many dinasour, war, horror or terror movies. Pick one! Any reactions in the group about the 'reptilian brain'? What is the...
Dear fellow members, "Anatomy of Peace in Families" Workshop – PAY AS YOU WISH 29 – 30 Mar 2008 (Sat & Sun) We try to be helpful as parents... to motivate,...
Everyone of us must read Frijtof capra's book, The Web of Life, to see such 'balancing' loops in our own body. He has beautifully captured, how even bacterias...
LEARNING ORGANIZATION PRACTITIONERS NETWORK (LOPN) NEWS Dear all, We are happy to bring you the March 2008 edition of the LOPN NewsFlash. The newsletter and...
A nice tender reminder. Yesteday I was in conversation with a group from Vietnam exploring what it means shifting from "me and now" to "us and future" (a...
Yes, it is easier. Just Law #4 kicks in (http://www.lopn.net/Laws_of_Complexity.html[1]) ... the easy way out, leads us right back in. The adults are as...
When you say practice what did you mean? Did you mean as someone tries to learn after the workshop or as someone teaches another for the first time during...