Often over longer periods unresolved anomalies accumulate and eventually get to the point where some scientists begin to question the paradigm itself.According to Popper, real scientists are differentiated by the fact that they tried to refute rather than confirm their theories.The Falsification Principle suggests that for a theory to be considered scientific it must be able to be tested and conceivably proven false.A paradigm shift involves complete change and is directly relevant to our current school of thought.“There is nothing permanent except change.” – Heraclitusįirst let me say: I give a strong personal recommendation that any businessperson gets acquainted with the following: In fact, Kuhn coined the phrase “paradigm shift” as it relates to turmoil such as what we are seeing. My thought in spending a bit of time on the authors and their work is to provide perspective on changes in the school of thought. Inevitably, I find myself thinking about current world (e.g., business) events in the context of these works. Just to point out the obvious, Popper had a similar impact on my thought process. In the same article Naughton also mentioned another intellectual that brought a relevant perspective – Karl Popper, author of “The Structure of Scientific Revolution”. It likely goes without saying that I see direct parallels to the world of business. If I can be so bold as to distill “The Structure of Scientific Revolution”, it can be summarized as: anomalies appear that cannot be resolved and eventually get to the point where some practitioners begin to question the original paradigm. I recently came across an article (#3) that flagged the 50 th anniversary of a book that had a significant impact on how I formed my thinking about scientific/business some decades ago. Or for those with a bit of exposure to ‘scientific theory’ one might say we are in the midst of paradigm shifts (plural) that are (not necessarily) interrelated but related in such a way they influence each other. “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” – John Maynard Keynesĭepending on your perspective, optimism, and finally your exposure to scientific theory – you might describe our current business environment as:
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