In 500 words or less describe how you could use what you have learned about paradigms to improve your own life or your business.

Include if you consider yourself a paradigm shifter or a paradigm pioneer.

Also, describe how you would employ at least three of the basic concepts of paradigms e.g. paradigm shifting, paradigm paralysis, the impossibility question, any of the 4 principles of paradigms (e.g.the paradigm effect) or other paradigm concept you learned.

Paradigm: aid in solving problems

Establishes boundaries and tell you how to solve problems

Principles:

1. New paradigms show up earlier than when they are needed (long before needed)

2. Person most likely to shift the paradigm is outsider

3. You do not have to create a paradigm (shift) to gain its benefit (paradigm pioneer)

a. Elon Musk - did not create but put his resources into the thought -

4. Your old paradigms will make it difficult for you to see new paradigms

Impossibility Question: What is impossible today, that if you could do today would fundamentally change your organization? (Joel Barker - Futurist)

These are paradigm shifters:

Rachel Carson - Silent Spring - Environmental author

Dr Barry - Ausdr - ulcers - new meds to help ulcers in the stomach

a. 10 years to be heard - was not taken seriously

1905 - AnnusMirablis - published papers

1. Photoelectric Effect

2. Brownian in motion

3. Quantum Physics

4. Theory of Special Relativity

Difference between matrix - one is of competitors and the other is a matrix from within your company

Boston Consulting Group Matrix