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“It incorporates a dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way objectives are executed.”
“Think of a Paradigm Shift as a change from one way of thinking to another. It's a revolution, a transformation, a sort of metamorphosis. It does not just happen, but rather it is driven by agents of change (aka “Change Agents” see ZDT Post dated December 31, 2010).”
“It is a major change in the way of thinking about something or doing something. For example, development of the Internet has resulted in a paradigm shift in the way people discover and process information.”
“Your point of view (POV) or your perspective towards a particular thing completely changes in flash of time. That’s a Paradigm shift. For example:
Stephen Covey has the best example of a paradigm shift. The story goes…he was traveling in a subway, a man gets in with his two sons, the sons are running all over the place loud and bothering other people, this continues, so he finally gets irritated enough to ask the father why he doesn't do something to control his kids. The father replies, "We just got back from the hospital where their mother died. I don't know how to handle it and I guess they don't either."
Suddenly you see everything differently…which is the power of a paradigm shift. They are the same kids yelling and screaming in the subway, but you look at them and understand them in a completely different way.”
The Influence of a Paradigm Shift
“The term Paradigm Shift was introduced by Thomas Kuhn in his highly influential landmark book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn shows how almost every significant breakthrough in the field of scientific endeavor is first a break with tradition, with old ways of thinking, with old paradigms.
Stephen Covey in his book The 7 Habits of highly Effective People reminds us of Ptolemy, the great Egyptian astronomer, who insisted that the earth was the center of the universe. But Copernicus created a Paradigm Shift and a great deal of resistance and persecution as well, by placing the sun at the center. Suddenly, everything took on a different interpretation.
Not all Paradigm Shifts are in positive directions. As we have observed, the shift from the character ethic to the personality ethic has drawn us away from the very roots that nourish true success and happiness.
But whether they shift us in positive or negative directions, whether they are instantaneous or developmental, Paradigm Shifts move us from one way of seeing the world to another and assist our journey towards greatness. And those shifts create powerful change. Our paradigms, correct or incorrect, are the sources of our attitudes and behaviors, and ultimately our relationships with others.
Many people experience a similar fundamental shift in leadership thinking when they face a life-threatening crisis and suddenly see their priorities in a different light, or when they suddenly step into a new role, such as that of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, manager or leader.
However, we need not wait for these moments of crisis. Begin looking for ways of shifting your paradigms of life (decisioning) and benefiting from the results right now.”
Credits and Acknowledgments:
http://championsclubcommunity.com/covey/2010/09/06/the-influence-of-a-paradigm-shift-2/
ZDT Author’s Comments:
The purpose of all this is to emphasize the cause and effect of a paradigm shift in the world of decisioning. Collectively in this country, we will have the most critical decisions ahead of us.
Individually, if it takes a major shift in our paradigm to make the best possible decisions, then that is a small price to pay.
As always…you decide.
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