Category Archives: Living Systems

Chaordic Stepping Stones

I am grateful to Tim Merry for this most recent version of the The Chaordic Stepping Stones.  This refinement upon the Chris Corrigan’s version was the result of work that Tim did with Public Health workers in Nova Scotia.  Chris’ … Continue reading

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Adaptive Leadership in Healthcare

I just listened to an interesting podcast from Plexus Institute in which Dr. Marcus Thygeson discusses the application of adaptive leadership to healthcare.
Several years ago, I discovered Ronald Heifetz in this article on leadership in Fast Company magazine.  I can … Continue reading

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Leadership in Times of Complexity and Chaos

The Leader’s Framework for Decision Making by David J. Snowden and Mary E. Boone
Harvard Business Review November 2007
This article provides a really nice connection between complexity theory and leadership, suggesting that different styles of leadership are needed for varying contexts:

Simple … Continue reading

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Sally Goerner Video on Complex Intricate Systems

Sally Goerner Part 1

Sally Goerner Part 2

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