The Butterfly Effect: Managing Your Organization as a System
November 25, 2013
1. A Message from the President The Butterfly Effect: Managing Your Organization as a System
Because most things in life are part of larger systems, some seemingly trivial events can have significant impact. For example, in 1961, mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz took a shortcut in entering data in a weather prediction model. He innocently entered .506 instead of the full numeric value of.506127, and the result was a completely different weather prediction. In a 1963 paper, Lorenz commented that if the theory were correct, “one flap of a seagull’s wings could change the course of weather forever.” He later changed that metaphor to a butterfly, and now the phenomenon is widely labeled the “butterfly effect” – where seemingly little events can lead to more significant changes to the larger system. Click here to read more…
2. Network Events
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Knowledge Forum: Celebrating Quality–The Annual Karl Shurson Award Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC), Rochester MN |
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Knowledge Forum: Sharing Solutions, Best Practices with Your Peers Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis MN |
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The Principles of Performance Excellence: Baldrige 101-201 Workshops University of Phoenix, St. Louis Park MN |
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Knowledge Forum: Strategic Planning–the Glue that Holds it All Together St. Paul College, St. Paul MN |
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Knowledge Forum: Sharing Solutions, Best Practices with Your Peers UMD Center for Economic Development, Duluth MN |
3. Upcoming Partner Events
Three U.S. Organizations Honored with the 2013 Baldrige National Quality Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker recently announced that three U.S. organizations will receive the 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. All of this year’s winners are from the health care and education sectors. The 2013 Baldrige Award recipients—listed with their category—are:
- Pewaukee School District, Pewaukee, Wis. (education)
- Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, Plano, Texas (health care)
- Sutter Davis Hospital, Davis, Calif. (health care)…Read More >
Other Partner Events:
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Change Management State of Union MNODN (Minneapolis) |
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Authentic Living, Authentic Leadership PMI (Plymouth) |
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How to Embrace, Sustain & Execute Your Company’s Vision Enterprise Minnesota (Brooklyn Park) |
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How Do You See Your Role? MNISP (Minneapolis) |