What are you learning now? Part 4: applying the learning

OSR graduates responded to this question in our latest survey. Here is the fourth installment of the results.

“Application in reality is a whole different ball game than talking "change" at a conceptual level - especially in the high tech arena. However, at the core of effective change, remains the need for self-development and there remains a gap between understanding one's role in change and the actualization of the efforts.”

“Theoretical knowledge is rarely well received in the material world of work. Pragmatism reigns and 'woo woo' is disdained by upper management. Those of us working in the smaller corporate realms and for non-profits don't have the luxury of experimentation with newer (unknown) emerging modalities. Some of the new 'community building' thought streams are transparent mimicry of the historical intentional community movement and are ill suited to the work environment. I appreciate the wonderful potentials of Whole Systems work on behalf of organizations and wish the elite, rarified environments designed for the privileged few could be widely provided in the day-to-day life of a majority of working people.”

“My learning is coming from hands-on work with groups, although most of my work currently is with individuals.”

“It is ever-changing and it is important to practice and network. More people have been exposed to the principles; however it doesn't make it easier.”

"Right now I am dealing with bureaucratic systems. I am in the application stage and learning that change truly takes place on an individual level. I would like to be in a position to lead more change — and my path has to work from the outside in because I see how ineffective it is to work from the inside of many organizations."

Part 1: design, leadership, change
Part 2: complexity, connection, unique situations
Part 3: agility to spirituality