[Dialogue] Wave Analysis Process reference

[Sunny Walker]

I first ran into the Wave from Mirja Hansen also (the one with 4 categories
- Horizon, Emerging, Established, Dying hence HEED this before the strategic
planning begins), also called the Paradigm Wave or Paradigm Inventory (i.e.
"what's happening now, big picture, in your paradigm or worldview -- can be
specific to an organization or an industry for example). I don't know the
original source. The other I've always called "Current Reality" and got it
from Eunice Shankland. I've used it a lot and wouldn't call it a light touch
on underlying contradictions, but rather an addition to. I use the assisting
forces  (a workshop on left side of wall grouped by similar advantage) to
help groups see what they have going for them, what they can build on, in
moving toward their vision. The resisting forces (a workshop on the right
side of the wall, actually about 2/3 - 3/4 of the wall and the rest of the
wall for assisting) is a straight out contradictions workshop. Some cards
fall in the middle (both assisting and resisting, just like the center of
the wave, creating turbulence). I find this wave especially helpful with
groups who are down in the dumps about their possibilities.
 

Sunny Walker

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[mailto:Dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of James Wiegel
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 4:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Wave Analysis Process reference


There are 2 things that come to my mind . . .  one we call "The Wave" and is
an exercise to use to get people to take a snapshot of what is going on
around them.  The other I have heard called wave analysis, I think and is a
variation on force field analysis that is used for a light touch on
underlying contradictions -- the assisting forces and the resisting forces
create the wave.  I first ran into the first one as something that Mirja
Hanson used.  I don't know the origin of the other

Kevin Balm <kbalm at optusnet.com.au> wrote: 

Colleagues
Martin Butcher, an avid ToP/ICA enthusiast based in Melbourne would like to
use the Wave Analysis process in his PhD thesis and wants to know how to
reference it. I don't recall the process being described in any of the ICA
related books. The process is part of our ToP Facilitative Leadership
Program here in Australia and is described in the manual but he would like
to know if it has been published in some article or book.
Thanks in advance.
 
Cheers
Kevin Balm
 
 
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