Jan 6, 2023·edited Jan 6, 2023Liked by Marc Danziger
Hey, Marc, Thanks for sharing your thoughts on change and how to approach it!
It's interesting that because I just used 'weaving change together' and 'make a tapestry' as metaphors for my coaching approach, in a separate conversation with a diverse group of agile coaches across the globe. It's almost as if the answer came to me serendipitously, in a moment of synchronicity. I don't recall using that phrasing before; but then again we did just talk yesterday and perhaps you 'wove' that into our conversation and I forgot until today. So, while it was surely just a coincidence, it's still a unique and thought-provoking way of thinking about change.
.. Still, just out of curiosity, were you writing or posting about this at the time of our conversation? It would be strange if the answer came to me in such a synchronistic way and you were already thinking about it. Regardless, thanks for sharing this idea with us and for letting me weave in my own thoughts here as well. It's always interesting to see how different perspectives and experiences can shape our understanding of complex concepts like change.
I'll be sure to include the forging analogy into the weave next time I talk about this. I think that can be playfully used to answer questions on 'how might we address a mandated agile rollout' while honoring individuals and interactions" .... At that point, I can now answer, it depends on if you want to weave or forge the change. and I, like you, prefer to weave change rather than forge... "which feels overly heroic and industrial."
what if our small changes in the weave have a greater impact than we imagine? wouldn't even our chat here be evidence that we shouldn't underestimate the impact of even a small weaving into the fabric of reality. .. not a bad thought experiment ... "how might our daily interactions weave changes with rippling effects?"
Hey, Marc, Thanks for sharing your thoughts on change and how to approach it!
It's interesting that because I just used 'weaving change together' and 'make a tapestry' as metaphors for my coaching approach, in a separate conversation with a diverse group of agile coaches across the globe. It's almost as if the answer came to me serendipitously, in a moment of synchronicity. I don't recall using that phrasing before; but then again we did just talk yesterday and perhaps you 'wove' that into our conversation and I forgot until today. So, while it was surely just a coincidence, it's still a unique and thought-provoking way of thinking about change.
.. Still, just out of curiosity, were you writing or posting about this at the time of our conversation? It would be strange if the answer came to me in such a synchronistic way and you were already thinking about it. Regardless, thanks for sharing this idea with us and for letting me weave in my own thoughts here as well. It's always interesting to see how different perspectives and experiences can shape our understanding of complex concepts like change.
I'll be sure to include the forging analogy into the weave next time I talk about this. I think that can be playfully used to answer questions on 'how might we address a mandated agile rollout' while honoring individuals and interactions" .... At that point, I can now answer, it depends on if you want to weave or forge the change. and I, like you, prefer to weave change rather than forge... "which feels overly heroic and industrial."
what if our small changes in the weave have a greater impact than we imagine? wouldn't even our chat here be evidence that we shouldn't underestimate the impact of even a small weaving into the fabric of reality. .. not a bad thought experiment ... "how might our daily interactions weave changes with rippling effects?"