PATTERNS FOR SUCCESS

The Art of Change: Contents

A concise summary of all the parts

Erik Schön
ILLUMINATION
Published in
2 min readFeb 11, 2024

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How do you handle change? The Art of Change provides timeless answers to this eternal question. It is a modern reading of The Book of Changes/I Ching — a guide for sustainable success in turbulent times. Discover solutions for your current situation by exploring the relevant sections below and considering how the change patterns could be applied in your context. Other reading formats.

This is a visualisation and reader’s guide showing how key capabilities and sections relate to each other as well as stakeholders’ needs in The Art of Change.

A reader’s guide to The Art of Change. CC BY-SA 4.0 by Erik Schön (content) and Simon Wardley/swardley (structure)

Contents: A summary of all parts (2 min read)

Introduction: Patterns for success (4 min read)

Sections 1–8: Turbulence, Flow, Growth, Learning, Waiting, Conflict, Competition, Collaboration (6 min read)

Sections 9–16: Nurturing, Mistakes, Balance, Obstruction, Fellowship, Power, Modesty, Excess (6 min read)

Sections 17–24: Following, Renewal, Attitude, Observing, Resistance, Image, Division, Cycles (6 min read)

Sections 25–32: Flowing, Capabilities, Nourishing, Overload, Danger, Knowledge, Resonance, Perseverance (6 min read)

Sections 33–40: Retreating, Strength, Progress, Darkness, Teamwork, Opposition, Difficulty, Removal (6 min read)

Sections 41–48: Decline, Surge, Determination, Alliances, Teaming, Rising, Adversity, Energising (6 min read)

Sections 49–56: Change, Renewing, Shock, Stillness, Development, Underdog, Success, Unknown (6 min read)

Sections 57–64: Influencing, Joy, Dispersal, Restraining, Integrity, Exceeding, Completion, Incomplete (6 min read)

Glossary: Explanations of key terms (23 min read)

Acknowledgements: Standing on the shoulders of giants (3 min read)

Sources: Where to learn more (4 min read)

Other reading formats: Hardcover, paperback and PDF

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Erik Schön
ILLUMINATION

From hacker, software researcher, system engineer to leader, executive, strategizer. Writer: #ArtOfChange #ArtOfLeadership #ArtOfStrategy http://yokosopress.se