About this book
Change is an adventure
Orientation of the land
1. Strategically naïve
The quality of untamed curiosity
2. Despondent
Taking your feelings seriously and getting involved
3. Know what you stand for
Open-minded observation and appreciative inquiry
4. Scarity and abundance
Looking for power for renewal
Getting the lay of the land
5. Coming clean
Cultural difference as a source of change
6. Scaredy-cats
About entering the discomfort zone
7. Sex
Breaking through taboos to get to the core
8. Convincing and communicating
Making real contact in an open dialogue
Imagining ambitions
9. Urgency and solidarity
Why urgency arouses paralysis
10. Organising desire
Imagining the future and appreciating professional pride
11. Doing business together
Why ready-made solutions often result in problems
12. Pictures of the future
If you agree about the future, the rest will take care itself
Travelling in the unknown
13. A good idea dangerous
About ideology, sense of direction and flexibility
14. Synergy
How vague projects contribute to uncertainty and arguments
15. Reasoned resistance
Taking others’ experience seriously
16. What am I doing wrong that makes him som mad?
About self-reflection, appreciation and trust
Tackling the unexpected
17. Culture change
Why it’s better if not everyone thinks the same
18. Destruction
Breaking new ground fearlessly
19. Do it the right way or do the right thing?
Showing your nerve by choosing new paths
20. Agility
About foresight and Strategic action
Looking for places to cross
21. Management: the meat in the sandwich
Managers as a special force in change
22. The power of conflict
Why it is better to tell the truth
23. Traumas
Making the non-discussable discussable
24. Emotions
The hidden power of emotions
Resting and recuperating
25. Smart
Emotionally clever is better than smart
26. With friends like that, who needs enemies?
About heroes and bunglers
27. Well-worn paths to failure
Eight ways to bungle a change
28. Awareness
About three forms of awareness
Reflection
The lessons in perspective
Successful change
The end of a journey
References and inspiration
About the author
