Organizational Consultation: An Appreciative Approach–V. The Change Curve
We must expect any change effort to have an initial impact that is deleterious with reference to the achievement of these ou…
Do You Have a Hidden Monster Preventing Innovation?
As adults we know there are no monsters under the bed, but we still fear the unknown. …
Organizational Consultation: An Appreciative Approach–I. What’s in the Straw?
This set of essays enables the practitioner to reflect on and expand his or her own perspectives and preferences regarding w…
Organizational Consultation: An Appreciative Approach–II. First and Second Order Change
This essay concerns the nature of change itself—examining in particular two different kinds (or levels) of change. We identi…
Organizational Consultation: An Appreciative Approach–IV. Change and Stabilization
A vicious cycle of incremental change enacted in response to the consequences of other incremental changes can lead an indiv…
The Postmodern Condition: I. A World of Paradox, Contradiction and Change
What are the paradoxes, whip lashing contradictions and dizzying changes of which our world is made? …