Richard N. KnowlesThe Theory and Practice of Organizational Change

The Theory

• Bak, Per (1999). How nature works: the science of self-organized criticality. New York. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.

• Knowles, Richard N. (2017). Dynamical organizations theory; openness, synthesis and emergence. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, December 31.

• Knowles, Richard N. (2018). YouTube Self-Organizing Criticality-Hour Glass:
  

• Knowles, Richard N. (2017). Achieving and sustaining high performance: self-organizing criticality and the process enneagram. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, January 20.

The Proof:

• Knowles, Richard N. (2019). The dynamical organizations theory: openness, synthesis and emergence; A retrospective case study. Journal on Policy and Complex Systems, Volume 5, Number 1.

• Knowles, Richard N. (2019). A tale of two processes: A 19-year leadership case study.  Professional Safety, Journal of the American Society of Safety Professionals. In publication.

• Knowles, Richard N. (2016). Fire, drama & discoveries behind the curtain. Professional Safety, Journal of the American Society of Safety Professionals October, p 61.

The Complexity Tools:

• Knowles, Richard N. (2002). The Leadership Dance, Pathways to Extraordinary Organizational Effectiveness, Niagara Falls, NY. Center for Self-Organizing Leadership.

• Knowles, Richard N. (2006). Engaging the natural tendency of self-organization. World Business Academy, Transformation. Volume 20, Issue 15, August.

• McCarter, Beverly G. and White, Brian E. (2013). Leadership in chaordic organizations. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press.

How to Lead With Partner-Centered Leadership:

• Knowles, Richard N. (2019). As the World Turns..Partner-Centered Leadership is Needed…Big Time;  www.BoldBraveMedia.com/Nagele-Knowles, Show #21, July 6.
  (This show describes how to do Partner-Centered Leadership).

• Knowles, Richard N. (2012). Partnering for safety and business excellence. Niagara Falls, NY. Center for Self-Organizing Leadership.

• Knowles, Richard N. (2019). Safety professionals: co-creating the next step up. Professional Safety, Journal of the American Society of Safety Professionals, in publication.

 

The Process Enneagram©

• Richard N. Knowles, Ph.D., Self-Organizing Leadership, A Way of Seeing What is Happening in Organizations and a Pathway to Coherence. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2001. pp112-127.
• Richard N. Knowles, Ph.D., Self-Organizing Leadership, A Way of Seeing What is Happening in Organizations and a Pathway to Coherence (Part 2). Emergence: Complexity and Organization, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2002. Pp86-97.
• Richard N. Knowles, Ph.D. The Process Enneagram, Part 1. World Business Academy, Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 1. August 24, 2006
• Richard N. Knowles, Ph.D. The Process Enneagram, Part 2. World Business Academy, Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 1. September 5, 2006

 

Testimonials

“I have used it (Process Enneagram) in companies and communities in Australia, South Africa, Namibia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Mexico, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, China, Germany and Indonesia with groups as diverse as coal miners and steel makers through to lawyers, accountants and those charged with shaping the future of South Africa for the next 20 years. In every single case, I’ve been able to achieve results that would have been unheard of using other processes.”

~ Tim Dalmau, The Dalmau Network Group, Australia