There are multiple kinds of change. I am not sure which one works best. Below I try to explore ‘First Order Change’ vs. ‘Second Order Change.’

My fear is that I push thought too far into a whatever you feel is right … you can attract wealth & fame – end of the spectrum.

First Order Change

• Operating within the same pattern – doing more of the same.
• Believing that choices are limited.

Example:  A manager chooses to fire everyone on the team & hires all new people. The new people do not work to the manager’s expectations, he fires all of them & hires all new people. The new people …

Working to increase the number of choices of the past, present, future can be a battle against our desire to believe that things are orderly.

When we behave as-if things are orderly, this behavior can continue until we walk off the edge to chaos.

When in chaos we default to demand more order & forcibly limit the about of choices in the past, present, future.

This determinism in choice causes distress & constriction – leading to resistance loops.

Second Order Change

• Operating through pattern breaking, testing & re-testing.
• Seeking small areas of success ‘what you want to happen’ – emergence.
• Believing that many choices exist – Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity – Seneca.

Example:  A manager chooses to respect the people that are part of the team & explore the system of team operations.  Changes are made to what work the team does, how work comes into the team, how work is accomplished & the team is viewed as a team as a whole, not as individual pieces (the team cannot be seen as an individual).

Working to increase the number of choices of the past, present, future can be a battle against our desire to believe that things are orderly.

When we behave as-if things are complicated or complex, this behavior forces us to leave our existing field of thought/vision or to accept that it may be limiting.

The shift in our thought/vision will compel us to look for small bright spots to illuminate this path. The bright spots may move & will cause a re-work of how things are done.

When re-working how things are done our choices of the past, present, future can be increased.

This emergence in choice causes change & may lead to cooperation loops.