About this Presentation
In this webinar I will build upon the knowledge developed in the previous one and examine some of the dynamics of conflicts and dilemmas and why oscillation within this structure offers the path of least resistance. Why tension-resolution traps us there, and how we manipulate this state. To escape this oscillation we may need to resolve the dilemma into a systemic cloud. This looks like pulling a rabbit out of the hat. It is not. It is, however, a process of transcendence and Gregory Bateson provides us with the necessary clue to enable us to do this. I will illustrate this process with dilemmas from Robert Fritz and from Eli Goldratt. In the past we have often made huge logical jumps within clouds, I hope to show some of the underlying mechanics of what has been done, and provide a way forward for the future.
What Will You Learn
To help you get the most value from this session, we’ve highlighted a few key points. These takeaways capture the main ideas and practical insights from the presentation, making it easier for you to review, reflect, and apply what you’ve learned.
Many problems persist because organizations stay trapped in oscillation between opposing actions, never realizing that the dilemma itself cannot be solved at its current level.
The session reveals that real breakthroughs require moving beyond the “junior” conflict to a higher-level (systemic) perspective where a new solution can satisfy both needs simultaneously.
You’ll see how introducing a senior organizing principle transforms conflicting choices into a unified direction that eliminates the need for compromise or trade-offs.
It highlights that progress happens when attention shifts from local symptoms to systemic relationships, allowing organizations to stop oscillating and start advancing toward a common objective.
Instructor(s)
Dr. Kelvyn Youngman
A practitioner and developer of the application of Theory of Constraints. The first person to apply this at scale in Japan, and in the largest machine tool-bit factories in the world. Have consistently raised productivity in the range of 25-50% and have quintupled profitability. Have also applied this approach to large-scale acute hospital care.
Visit my website: www.dbrmfg.co.nz , it is utilized by individuals, corporations, and universities around the world, and has been for more than a decade and a half. You will find explanations, simulators, powerpoints, and much, much, more.
More recently have developed a methodology to systematically capture a range of paradoxical challenges, dilemmas, and technical conflicts. This can be applied seamlessly to Goldratt’s resistance to change and thinking process, Robert Fritz’s path of least resistance, Ury, Fisher and Patton’s Harvard Negotiation Project, Stone, Patton and Heen’s approach to difficult conversations, Gregory Bateson’s logical levels, Brené Browns work on vulnerability, Kegan and Lahey’s work on immunity to change, Bill Torbert’s action logic, and Kahneman and Tversky’s prospect theory.