The world is full of patterns. Sometimes they are irregular, like the edges of coastlines. They can mirror Mr Miyagi's famous saying, "same, but different" - like snowflakes are the same, but each one is different and unique. In the video above, there are patterns to the movement of people and traffic across this busy Tokyo intersection. People and traffic move in rhythmic pulses, like blood moves around our body. These patterns not only help describe what's going [...]

I am sometimes asked whether change fitness is a similar concept to resilience.  Resilience is defined as “the capacity of a system to absorb disturbance, re-organise, and keep functioning in much the same way as before”.  Think about that for a moment:  “in much the same way as before”. Does that sound like change? In one sense, it doesn’t. After all, if you keep going “in much the same way as before”, you’re never going to create anything [...]

Every year organisations large and small spend lots of time and money dealing with change.  Not because they particularly want to, but because they have to to stay ahead of the game and ahead of the competition. If you’re in business you can’t afford to struggle with change.  Technology, social change, and market dynamics all impact your operations. When competitors become more adaptable and agile than you, they will out-compete you. To be successful and grow you have [...]