In 500 words or less describe how you could use what you have learned about paradigms to improve your own life or your business.
Include if you consider yourself a paradigm shifter or a paradigm pioneer.
Also, describe how you would employ at least three of the basic concepts of paradigms e.g. paradigm shifting, paradigm paralysis, the impossibility question, any of the 4 principles of paradigms (e.g.the paradigm effect) or other paradigm concept you learned.
Paradigm: aid in solving problems
Establishes boundaries and tell you how to solve problems
Principles:
1. New paradigms show up earlier than when they are needed (long before needed)
2. Person most likely to shift the paradigm is outsider
3. You do not have to create a paradigm (shift) to gain its benefit (paradigm pioneer)
a. Elon Musk - did not create but put his resources into the thought -
4. Your old paradigms will make it difficult for you to see new paradigms
Impossibility Question: What is impossible today, that if you could do today would fundamentally change your organization? (Joel Barker - Futurist)
These are paradigm shifters:
Rachel Carson - Silent Spring - Environmental author
Dr Barry - Ausdr - ulcers - new meds to help ulcers in the stomach
a. 10 years to be heard - was not taken seriously
1905 - AnnusMirablis - published papers
1. Photoelectric Effect
2. Brownian in motion
3. Quantum Physics
4. Theory of Special Relativity
Difference between matrix - one is of competitors and the other is a matrix from within your company
Boston Consulting Group Matrix