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An Assessment of Process Maturity

An Assessment of Process Maturity PDF - This the longest chapter in the Analytical Activism book, running 64 pages. It is hopefully the point in the book at which you awaken to the realization that the root cause of failure to solve the sustainability problem is not that it's a difficult problem. It is application of the wrong process.

This chapter goes into extraordinary depth to prove this point. Here's the chapter summary from the table of contents:

"An assessment of the process maturity of ten environmental organizations shows the environmental movement is presently incapable of solving the sustainability problem, chiefly because of over reliance on Classic Activism. This can be corrected by adding the key best practices of Analytical Activism and those practices particular to the sustainability problem."

Below is the Process Maturity Grid: (Click on it for the larger version)

Dueling Loops Paper

The most popular page on the site by a factor of 3. This paper presents a simple model showing why activists have been unable to solve the sustainability problem, and an alternative solution strategy based on high leverage points.

The Phenomenon of Change Resistance

This is the key concept that starts people thwinking, and causes them to explore the rest of the site. The concept is subtle, but has the potential to change the sustainability problem from insolvable to solvable.

The Powell Memo

The most eye popping short read (7 pages) on the site, if you have never heard about it. The memo was written in 1971.

Dueling Loops Videos

These average 8 minutes. They give a quick introduction to the Dueling Loops model and how it explains the tremendous change resistance to solving the sustainability problem.
 

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