title: The root ideas in dealing with change.
abstract: Is there a prototype for dealing with change, a fixed and reliable strategy? Although the answer to this question is no, there are certain fundamental ideas that can help us think about our situations. These ideas come from a wide variety of sources, including: theories dealing with chaos and complexity; systems thinking and complex adaptive systems theory; family dynamics, and organizational development. None of these are simple ideas, easily implemented to make us masters of change. But we have to start somewhere, and the best place might well be a quick discussion of some of these fundamental ideas,
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flower
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011340:Problem Solving; D013597:Systems Analysis