Embracing Change
In The Washington Post, op-ed columnist Michael Kinsley writes that Americans are favorable to change in theory, but they don’t like it in practice. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703254.html?wpisrc=newsletter This is probably true of all nations in the world and of all groups of professionals. Change management experts are among the worst in refusing to change themselves. This is [...]
Individual change is difficult on a large scale
The expectation that individuals via their choices in the market will drive energy transformation in the right direction and at the necessary pace is very optimistic. Even in companies where the managers declare the shift to new strategies and operational procedures it is difficult to get people to change in the expected way. Employees need [...]
From small scale experiments to large scale change
Friday, June 12, 2009 by Mats Larsson Every time we learn about efforts of individuals or companies, or ideas of how to reduce energy consumption, or our reliance on fossil fuels, we need to think: How can I/we/society make use of this experience to make it available to more people? How can we create large [...]
The process of discovering a path towards change
Friday, June 12, 2009 by Mats Larsson Change is not a sudden and unexpected event. It is a process of learning and discovery which normally unfolds over a long period of time. It may be that change, to many observers, gives the impression of suddenness, such as the seemingly sudden appearance of the Internet and [...]
