‘Models and Paradigms’ means this to us:
Models are explicit. Things are connected logically. You can scrutinize the logic and challenge the assumptions. You can change them without emotional upset.
Paradigms are rooted in the human subconscious. They are implicit. You can only tell they are there, because they show themselves through your behaviors. The paradigm causes those behaviors. For example, the way you walk is driven by a paradigm. Can you describe its precise logic? Can you say why different people walk in different ways?
Or believe different things?
Or make decisions?
So What Do You Do About It?
If you want a different outcome, we have 2 approaches:
- Play with the variables of an explicit model for its logic to produce the results you want.
- Modify the paradigm so that you dream up a completely new model that produces a better result (this is harder to do)
1 is about Optimizing what you have. It also serves to open up your thinking ready for 2.
2 is about taking a quantum leap to Create completely new model.
It’s 2 that corporations and modern society really needs, but it gets stuck on those subconscious paradigms.
Remodel International’s approach is to first create explicit models and then work on 2 to invent a new model and make that quantum leap.
Creating models is an intellectual, conscious exercise and lays the groundwork to tackle the subconscious paradigms and unleash your creativity.