Real Change
What does real change look like?
I drew this up to amuse myself the other day while musing on real change at the same time as writing about organisational change processes for a client…and watching/dealing with the changes thrust upon people close to me …
I actually think I first ‘created’ the doodle while working in the States a few years ago, but I never got around to sharing it.
Today I thought to share it on the inkling you would be amused too!?
I mean, when has your change at work / home ever looked like an 8 step management model (eg Kotler) ?
In hindsight, I am thinking my life is even messier than the blue squiggles I ‘drew’ above, but you get my point…
While on representing thoughts simply and visually – this also gives me an opportunity to blog about Indexed – a great blog whose author writes her life and musings through venn diagrams on index cards…
And also to reference my grandmother, Ruth: "life doesn’t go in straight lines, darling" and something I often share with clients/friends when we think of our life story – life told in hindsight is deceptively linear / incremental. And incredibly messy and nonlinear when lived…
Perhaps better phrased by Kierkegaard: "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards" - Soren Kierkegaard
My final word today – try and enjoy the mess!
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