The Growth Model:

The growth model of development simply acknowledges that the normal state of the human organism is to grow as we learn – cells divide and differentiate into whole systems. Whenever growth or learning are inhibited, interfered with, or stopped, people, businesses, or even families show symptoms. Although these symptoms are often met with various change strategies (processes and/or medication), one question remains… Who owns this change? People often resist when the change effort is aimed at them. "You need to change or else."

In nature, learning is a normal process of growth—a self-organizing system (SOS)—continuously evolving, co-creating and adapting to changes from the inside-out and outside-in. Group work is an integral process enabling participants to learn from a richer and deeper spiritual experience—not locked into a limited set of contemporary humanistic assumptions. At the group level, members begin by spending time understanding themselves in relation to others and God, building a foundation for discovery, grounding oneself in theory, as well as, understanding meaning and purpose through traditional spiritual paths.

Group members learn how to transform the ways we learn, work and live together--leading change in our communities of practice, at home, in the workplace and the broader community.

email John at johna@aboutchange.com