Theory or Model: to refer to what we have built (in our minds) to predict about how that pattern, and the world, will behave.Pattern: a collection of observations of the world, that seem to repeat, be regular or consistent or predictable.To avoid this confusion, and because it is useful in this explanation to talk about the pattern we see, I will use: It can also refer to a pattern, as a model, as in a dress making pattern, used to create multiple versions of a dress. The word pattern is ambiguous in that it could refer to the pattern observed. The definitions of paradigm include words about both the pattern and the model or theory created about the pattern and how it works. 3 Separating the observed world from our model of the world (the paradigm) It is how we function and learn as humans. We are all pattern matchers that create models and theories. We recognise patterns and use our observations of those patterns to create models and theories of the world, to predict future behaviour. We all carry models of the world around with us: it is how we function. (Attributed to science theorist & historian Thomas Kuhn) (For sources, see references at bottom) 2 Paradigms are our models of the world and how it works Paradigm shift: A fundamental change in an individual’s or a society’s view of how things work in the world. A distinct set of concepts, thought patterns or theories.Intellectual perception or view, accepted by an individual or a society as a clear example, model, or pattern of how things work in the world.A model for something which explains it or shows how it can be produced (Collins Dictionary).An outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype (Oxford dictionaries, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Cambridge dictionary) A typical example of something: a pattern or model.Exploring the paradigm shifts that affect our organisations.
Shifts in paradigms contrast with slow changes in the real world.The paradigm shift only exists in the context of an observer and their model of the world.A paradigm requires a specific perspective or lens on the world.Recognising that the actual world is different from our model of the world (the paradigm).Paradigms are our models of the world how and how it works.Standard definitions of paradigms and a paradigm shift.To explores what is a paradigm, and what is a paradigm shift, I cover: I wanted to use the words with genuine clarity, meaning and impact. In writing about them, I wanted to be clear what a ‘paradigm’ is, and when I referred to a ‘paradigm shift’ it was a genuine shift in a paradigm. I believe there are real changes that are affecting our businesses and organisations: changes that deserve the phrase paradigm shift. Are you, like me, fed up with any change being accompanied by “It’s a paradigm shift”, because, as we shall see, not every change is a paradigm shift. This overuse is causing the phrase to lose its impact. The phrase ‘Paradigm shift’ has become a cliché. To avoid clichés and platitudes, let us be clear what is a paradigm, and therefore what is a paradigm shift.
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