Preface

Preface

I have been writing a book on the theory of change over a number of years. I intend to publish parts of the book here for comment and just to keep the thing moving. Eventually I intend to publish my ramblings as a readable book aimed at managers, although the theory is much more generalizable.

My interest in change started while working as a manager of an engineering research group that concentrated on achieving major changes in existing industries, but of most interest, in assisting new industries, like coffee growing in North Queensland.

I have been working on the theory of change since doing my PhD in the early 1990s, especially while an academic at a university. While there, I published a number of papers and wrote, but never published others. I will put some of them here for those interested in the more theoretical side.

For medical reasons I retired in 2001. Somewhat serendipitously, we lived overseas for a number of years where I had the space to start writing again and reflect on vastly different social systems. By writing, I was able to get things out of my head and to see where the gaps were. This is another reason to be writing this blog.

Enough background for the moment; time for content.