Distinctions

Is

  • Adopting the visible rituals of a framework or practice without establishing the underlying system conditions that make it effective.
  • Practices without principles and values.

Is Not

Boundary

Systems

Relationships

RelationshipConceptRationale
Operates withoutValuesPractices are performed without the shared beliefs that guide their application.
Operates withoutPrinciples (Guiding Principles, System Principles)Practices are copied without understanding the causal logic that makes them effective.

Perspectives

Works Consulted

  1. Gummy Bears and Unicorns Don’t Transform Organizations