#58 The Different Kinds of Change - Structural and Cyclical

Change can mean:

• The process of becoming different
• The act or process of changing

(from Wikipedia)

In this episode, we discuss the following topics:

• Examples of structural and cyclical changes
• Defining cyclical and structural change
• Why this distinction is important
  • One you can undo, and re-do again and again, the other – if you missed the boat, it’s gone.
  • In business, fortunes are made (and lost) on correctly (or incorrectly) predicting structural changes.
  • All structural change leaves behind damage
  • Russian revolution of 1917 – a structural change that was a step back (from the Adaptive Intelligences perspective)
  • American Revolution of 1776 – a structural change that is a step forward
  • Personal growth – will the change stick? From the perspective of the neurological levels – on the lower levels, change is often cyclical (behavior), but higher up (values, identity, spiritual) it is often structural and thus, permanent
• Calibrating what change it is
  • Look for markers. In Business – where boundaries are dissolved or disrupted, it’s likely a structural change.
  • Relationships – same event can be either cyclical or structural, depending on the particular context, and with experience, you usually know pretty well which one is which in a particular relationship
  • Personal growth – first, by the neurological levels
• Dealing with change
  • Business – missing the change vs. riding the change.
  • Relationships – being responsible for your actions and knowing where to stop
  • Personal growth – embrace the structural change, be aware and either stack up or eliminate cyclical change, depending on whether you like it not
• Initiating change
  • how to choose the right type of change and how to do it in business, relationships, and personal growth

[techtags: Structural Change, Cyclical Change, Business, Relationships, Personal Growth]