Nothing Is Intractable - Human Systems Dynamics Institute
Nothing Is Intractable Live Virtual Workshop February 2016
Nothing is intractable.
What is the problem?
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Intractability Wicked problems can’t be solved because they are: ▶ Unpredictable ▶ Open to external influences ▶ Massively entangled ▶ Without root cause ▶ Multi-faceted ▶ Never exactly the same twice ▶ And . . .
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Why so many wicked problems now? Conditions for them are becoming more common: ▶ Fast communication ▶ Global enterprise ▶ Diversity of many kinds ▶ Scarce resources ▶ Increasing population ▶ Mobility of populations ▶ Economic complexities ▶ Income and wealth disparities ▶ And . . .
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So what can you do when you can't find a solution?
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Three Conditions—Three Options Adaptive Action
Pattern Logic
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Inquiry
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Adaptive Action
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Adaptive Action
What?
What are current patterns? What do you observe? What surprises you? What happened before? What are people saying? What is the research? What . . .
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Adaptive Action
What?
So what?
So what are the tensions? So what is important? So what options do we have? So what is success? So what . . . © 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Adaptive Action Now what will we do? Now what will we communicate? Now what will we measure? Now what will we look for next? Now what . . .
What?
So what?
Now what?
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Adaptive Action
What?
So what?
Now what?
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Pattern Logic
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WHAT? See the world in new ways ▶ What
is the same? ▶ What is different? ▶ What is connected?
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SO WHAT? Understand in useful ways So what tensions are there in the ▶ Similarities? ▶ Differences? ▶ Connections?
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NOW WHAT? Take Action for Change Now what can I do to change the: ▶ Similarities? ▶ Differences? ▶ Connections?
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Inquiry
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Stand in Inquiry Turn judgement into curiosity Turn conflict into shared exploration Turn defensiveness into self-reflection Turn assumptions into questions
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So what do we mean: Nothing Is Intractable?
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Three Conditions—Three Options Adaptive Action
Pattern Logic
Inquiry
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Learn more . . . Webinars: ▶ Education ▶ Live Virtual Workshops Online: ▶ Adaptiveaction.org ▶ HSDinstitute.org ▶ Wiki.hsdinstitute.org Adaptive Action Labs: ▶ HSD Professional Certification ▶ Coaching ▶ Leadership in Health Professions Education ▶ Peace and Conflict with EMU © 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Join us for our upcoming webinars Feb 4, 7 pm CST Teacher Stories for Change
Stories about Se,ng Condi1ons for Powerful Learning (in spite of the TEST)
Mar 3, 11 am CST Live Virtual Workshop
Act at the Edge: Lead in Complexity
Mar 3, 7 pm CST Teacher Stories for Change
How Do Stories Support Students of All Ages?
Mar 17, 11 am CST Quarterly Associates MeeEng
Open to all – hear how associates are applying HSD in diverse se,ngs
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Nothing is intractable.
What is the problem?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Intractability Wicked problems can’t be solved because they are: ▶ Unpredictable ▶ Open to external influences ▶ Massively entangled ▶ Without root cause ▶ Multi-faceted ▶ Never exactly the same twice ▶ And . . .
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Why so many wicked problems now? Conditions for them are becoming more common: ▶ Fast communication ▶ Global enterprise ▶ Diversity of many kinds ▶ Scarce resources ▶ Increasing population ▶ Mobility of populations ▶ Economic complexities ▶ Income and wealth disparities ▶ And . . .
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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So what can you do when you can't find a solution?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
5
Three Conditions—Three Options Adaptive Action
Pattern Logic
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
Inquiry
6
Adaptive Action
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Adaptive Action
What?
What are current patterns? What do you observe? What surprises you? What happened before? What are people saying? What is the research? What . . .
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Adaptive Action
What?
So what?
So what are the tensions? So what is important? So what options do we have? So what is success? So what . . . © 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Adaptive Action Now what will we do? Now what will we communicate? Now what will we measure? Now what will we look for next? Now what . . .
What?
So what?
Now what?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Adaptive Action
What?
So what?
Now what?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Pattern Logic
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
12
WHAT? See the world in new ways ▶ What
is the same? ▶ What is different? ▶ What is connected?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
13
SO WHAT? Understand in useful ways So what tensions are there in the ▶ Similarities? ▶ Differences? ▶ Connections?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
14
NOW WHAT? Take Action for Change Now what can I do to change the: ▶ Similarities? ▶ Differences? ▶ Connections?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Inquiry
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Stand in Inquiry Turn judgement into curiosity Turn conflict into shared exploration Turn defensiveness into self-reflection Turn assumptions into questions
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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So what do we mean: Nothing Is Intractable?
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
18
Three Conditions—Three Options Adaptive Action
Pattern Logic
Inquiry
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Learn more . . . Webinars: ▶ Education ▶ Live Virtual Workshops Online: ▶ Adaptiveaction.org ▶ HSDinstitute.org ▶ Wiki.hsdinstitute.org Adaptive Action Labs: ▶ HSD Professional Certification ▶ Coaching ▶ Leadership in Health Professions Education ▶ Peace and Conflict with EMU © 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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Join us for our upcoming webinars Feb 4, 7 pm CST Teacher Stories for Change
Stories about Se,ng Condi1ons for Powerful Learning (in spite of the TEST)
Mar 3, 11 am CST Live Virtual Workshop
Act at the Edge: Lead in Complexity
Mar 3, 7 pm CST Teacher Stories for Change
How Do Stories Support Students of All Ages?
Mar 17, 11 am CST Quarterly Associates MeeEng
Open to all – hear how associates are applying HSD in diverse se,ngs
© 2016 Human Systems Dynamic Institute | Use with permission.
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