Summary
We have to agree on a common goal and a model for how to reach that goal. The challenge is that circumstances constantly change at different speeds. This is what panarchy is about: it describes how economic growth and human development interact and depend on ecosystems. In this chapter, we applied the principles of panarchy to the development of healthcare using ecocycle planning. These ecocycles help us take the subsequent steps on our TiSH journey.
The challenge in any transformation is that events happen at different speeds. We used the example of adopting technology: introducing a new technology happens faster than how individuals, teams, and organizations can adopt the new technology. Adoption requires planning to help us get where we want to be as an individual, team, organization, or network.
We also learned about inhibition: we can have technological acceleration, but there will be forces that cause inhibition and decelerate the adoption of technology. There must...