Lesson Plan for the Future: On Change

The word, ‘Paradigm’ has become a buzzword over the last quarter century, and understanding the effects of Paradigms and Paradigm Shifts is as important today as it was when the real estate industry went from MLS books to online and on the web.

Paradigms

1. Are common, they establish rules and define boundaries.

2. Help us distinguish data that is important from that which is not. The rules tell us how to look at the data and then how to deal with it.

3. Too strongly held can lead to Paradigm Paralysis, a terminal disease of certainly.

These details were culled from Joel Barker's book, "Future Edge."