Additional patterns for fearless change

Abstract

The patterns in this collection are an addition to those that appeared in our book Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas (Manns & Rising, 2005). Our passion for this topic didn't end when the book was published. Rather, we continued to read, observe, take extensive notes and, most importantly, listen to comments and suggestions from our readers. We have not stopped learning about leading change! As people exchange ideas about the environment, and exchange patterns, the overall inventory of patterns in the pattern pool keeps changing. ...Of course, this evolution will never end. (Alexander, C. A., The Timeless Way of Building) A pattern language and the patterns in it are living things. The work is never finished. We are grateful for the opportunity to share as we are learning. This paper contains the following new patterns: Wake-up Call, Town Meeting, Emotional Connection, Elevator Pitch, and Pick Your Battles. References to existing patterns in our book or in this paper appear in brackets, e.g. [Do Food]. Summaries for the existing patterns are in the Appendix. The patterns follow a variation of Alexander's format. Each pattern includes: • Name in bold • Alias (if applicable) • Abstract in bold • Opening Story in italics that conveys the essence of the pattern • Context • Problem statement in bold • Description of the Problem and Forces • "Therefore" in italics • Essence of the Solution in bold • Elaboration of the Solution • Resulting Context • Known Uses in italics