The document discusses human systems design and organizational change. It introduces the Cynefin model for classifying systems as simple, complicated, complex, or chaotic. For organizations facing change, threat levels increase from simple to chaotic systems. The document advocates applying theories like Theory U and Deep Democracy to guide organizations through change using practices like suspending viewpoints, prototyping solutions, and achieving group consensus. The goal is to help organizations transition from rigid to resilient, antifragile systems capable of learning and adapting to change.

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Innovate Organisations
From Ego To Eco
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What is this “Human Systems Design”
story about
?
Orgs who want to change
and, in the same time, they
perceive change as a threat

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Our brain loves patterns :)

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A systemic Pattern for Reality…
The Cynefin* Model
Simple
Complicated
Complex
Chaos
Dave Snowden
V2.0
2 Illustrate levels of Threat

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Threat Level Perception
goes higher
Simple
Complicated
Sense-Analyse-Respond
Rules & Experts
Predictable
Good practices
Sense-Categorize-Respond
Best practices
Obvious
Complex
Probe-Sense-Respond
Pattern searching
Emerging practices
Chaos
Resilience Robust
Rigid
V2.0

6. Fractal systems are resilient
“Elastic response”
look for patterns

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Fractal Architecture
Ron English Studies

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8 LEGO bricks

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…You’d be surprised how much we
like patterns :D

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Patterns lead to (new)
cognitive biases
Gentle Warning

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Nature does not design for
performance, it designs for resilience
Gentle Reminder

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The Tipping Point
Threat is at its climax
Simple
Complicated
Sense-Analyse-Respond
Rules & Experts
Predictable
Good practices
Sense-Categorize-Respond
Best practices
Obvious
Complex
Probe-Sense-Respond
Pattern searching
Emerging practices
Chaos
Act-Sense-Grow
Novel practices
Antifragile
Robust
Rigid
Resilient

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Antifragile* Systems
Antifragile
systems are a
learning
continuum
Nature is
Antifragile
*Nassim Taleb

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Theory U*
A B
*Otto Scharmer

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Chaos
Act-Sense-Grow
Novel
Antifragile
Theory U*
A B
Suspending
Redirecting
Letting Go
Prototyping
Crystalising
Letting Come
Presencing

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Theory U featuring Process Work*
A B
Suspending
Redirecting
Letting Go
Prototyping
Crystalising
Letting Come
Presencing
Act 1 : GroupWork
( go down the U)
Arnold Mindell: Deep Democracy
Act 2: Inner Work
(go Up the U)

18. Deep Democracy
Consensual Reality - sense reality , factual,
physical, perceptive
Dream Land - sense unconscious process,
emotions, energy
Essence - unity, meaning, sense the intention
field

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Act 1:
Group Work
Download- Seeing -Sensing
Systemic “Democracy” in 3D

20. What is impact of Agility on
the entreprise of today ?

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Deep Democracy Group Work
Systemic Democracy in 3D
1.
Someone expresses
an opinion
2.
Either Play a role
“As a …. I Think…”
OR Move closer of farer from the person
who expressed the opinion, in respect with
your own
level of agreement
Download- Seeing -Sensing
3.
Continue
the discussion
while moving around, play an
opposite role to test what
happens.
4.
Sense the group balance when
the exercice ends

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Act 2:
Inner Work
Presencing- Crystallising -Prototyping

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Systemic Democracy in 3D
Presencing- Crystallising -Prototyping
Pair Conversations

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Deep Democracy Inner Work
Pair Work
Each member of the pair is guiding the other through the
protocol
1.
Recall a moment or a say in Act 1
that irritated you.
Think at what kind of energy did
this moment
give you.
3.
Amplify the energy by making a
larger gesture, singing, dancing…
or imagining a character, a hero, a
role
2.
Think of the quality of the
energy at that moment as if you
were an external observer and
make a movement with your
hand to describe it
4.
Introspect the essence of this
energy.
What is positive about it?
How can you use it in the future?
What 2 parts of you may be
reconciliated?

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Deep Democracy
Debrief:
What was surprising?
What did you learn about Human
System Behaviour?

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Empower yourself
You Do have a Choice !
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Thank You !
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