Now that we’ve explored the three sets of sliders in a change process – Change vs. Accept It As It Is; Rapid vs. Gradual Change; and Creative Destruction vs. Creative Recombination – it’s time to put the concepts into practice. I thought a personal example would best illustrate how to do this, so I will [...]

In my original Sliding Scales post I introduced the concepts of creative destruction and creative recombination. These terms come from Eric Abrahamson’s book Change Without Pain. Creative destruction means that the change is huge, sweeping, and attempts to be a fresh start. At an organizational level a company might implement creative destruction by selling off [...]

No matter what level of change you are working at, there are many different approaches you can take. I like to think of the differences as being like the sliders on a stereo EQ control. When tweaking settings for sound, different types of music require different adjustments. Some music sounds best with the bass turned [...]