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Transformation Made Simple
Greater clarity does not make transformation effortless. It makes the work easier to examine, test, and adjust.
Begin here
Separate the result you dislike from the system producing it.
“I keep procrastinating”, “I need more discipline”, and “I cannot make this stick” describe results. They do not yet explain why those results keep occurring.
Before choosing a method, ask what knowledge, capability, assumptions, relationships, incentives, tools, environments, and feedback loops are part of the current system.
The process
Seven questions for a deliberate change.
01
Direction
Who or what do you want to become?
02
Diagnosis
What is producing the result you have now?
03
Learning
What must you understand, practise, or become capable of?
04
Redesign
What needs to change around or within the current system?
05
Experiment
What can you test in the real world?
06
Feedback
What did the result teach you?
07
Iteration
What should you keep, stop, change, or try next?
Principle 01
Do not diagnose too quickly
A familiar explanation can feel convincing because it is familiar, not because it is complete. Gather observations before treating one cause as the answer.
Principle 02
Turn claims into experiments
Choose a small action that can give you new information. An experiment should help you learn, not merely prove that your original theory was right.
Principle 03
Treat feedback as part of the method
The result is not only success or failure. It tells you something about the diagnosis, the strategy, the capability, and the surrounding conditions.
Principle 04
Transfer the process
The aim is to become more capable of using these questions yourself, not to remain dependent on a person or one fixed method.
Need personal guidance?
Apply the process to an important change in your own life.
The Transformation Program is a short premium engagement designed to help you see the whole system and begin applying it with greater independence.