Understanding ecocycles and panarchy
The metaphor of the rollercoaster needs some more definition to be practical; we need to know more than that it could be a bumpy ride ahead. Therefore, we must introduce the generic ecocycle model to determine people’s and the organization’s state of mind:
Figure 6.2 – The adaptive ecocycle
This ecocycle can be viewed as a rollercoaster, which consists of the following four states of mind:
- Maturity: Things are continuing as usual; there’s no need for change
- Decompose: The old has to go; something new is needed
- Renewal: New ideas are explored
- Birth: New ideas are put into practice and grow toward the new normal
There are also two inhibition points. The inhibition point on the right denotes not letting go of the old. People feel that something has to change but do not make the step to do so. The inhibition point on the left denotes not deciding to invest in the new way...
