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Summary: Thinking Differently for different, better results.
Review: I have been working as a Corporate Creativity Champion for about 8 years. If I could only read 3 books on how to become more productively creative, both from an individual & corporate perspective, Rolf's book would be one of them. 7 levels of change is one of the most thought provoking, stimulating books I have encountered. It doesn't matter whether you are a neophyte to the domain of creativity, or if you are an expert in managing change & use such tools as Meyers - Briggs or Kirton Adaption Innovation Theory, you will learn much.Rolf guides you through the concepts & steps to move from thinking about how to do things better (evolutionary change)to thinking about how to do things differently (revolutionary change).
The book is packed with tools & techniques. It is not just about thinking differently, it is about DOING Differently to get better results. Try it, you'll like it.
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Summary: A Field Guide for Change or...how to avoid INSANITY
Review: Insanity has been defined as doing the same thing over and over all the while expecting different results with each repetition of the same old action. Think about that thought. No....REALLY THINK about that thought!
For what area of your life have you wanted different results, but you have not been able to change your actions/behaviors in a way that enabled you to achieve the results you desire? Wouldn't it be great if you could create the results you dream about obtaining? Something at home? At work? On your softball or bowling team? In your avocation? Same actions same results, same actions same results, and therefore no change in the results.
What do you have to do, how do you have to think differently, and why do you have to think differently to get different results?
In Rolf Smith's second edition of "The 7 Levels of Change," he goes way beyond introducing readers to his proven methodologies and tools to achieve different (read desired) results that he covered in the first edition. He augments his basic description of the Seven Levels of Change with a lot of new information and success stories that will help his readers to successfully adapt, innovate and survive in the chaos that is the "information age."
I particularly like the twenty pages he added under the heading: "Getting Ready for Change (Individuals)." This is a concise review of the sixteen Myers Briggs preference types and the Kirton Adaption-Innovation inventory. These two tools provide every reader a powerful insight into their individual preferences and strengths, while also providing an eye opening insight into why family members/coworkers/teammates tend to behave and perform the way they do. Knowledge is definitely power in the information age, and the Second Edition of "7 Levels" is a must have knowledge source or "field guide" for every leader's library.
For those who find the book stimulating and want even more insight into the '7 Levels' tools, I strongly recommend attending Smith's School For Innovators (SFI). KMF! (Keep Moving Forward)
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Summary: different thinking, different book..........
Review: Not only being a student of Rolf's School for Innovators, Thinking Expeditions, as well as a reader of his first edition of The 7 Levels of Change........this 2nd edition is REALLY a significant mindshift and a MUST read for anyone truely wanting to understand the change process......I am a Personal Life Coach and work with individuals in achieving their goals which are always based around SOME change if not RADICAL change and I use the 7 Levels constantly.......I have used them to develop programs that not only explain change but navigate you through the maze that most books get lost in....there are so many examples, so many tools, so many new ideas in the 2nd edtion that I agree with Rolf when he said " I should have written this book the first time around"....great luck on your journey, you are being guided by the best!!!!!!
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