Preface

The Deep Change Field Guide, based on my book Deep Change, is about finding ways to negotiate our constantly changing world. It is about the move from being reactive to being proactive. It is about growing when it is tempting to surrender. Its purpose is to help you empower yourself and the communities in which you operate.

I have been writing about change for a long time. Deep Change was published in 1996. It was based on the simple notion that as individuals and organizations we must adapt or die. When we are faced with novel challenges, we almost always feel that it would be easier to simply keep doing what we did before. The choice to stay in our comfort zones represents the path of least resistance. The choice to change is far more difficult.