https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/make-space-for-humans-by-esther-clark/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:33:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/make-space-for-humans-by-esther-clark/#comment-408768 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:12:21 +0000 https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/?p=2031#comment-408768 Great contribution to GPDF19! Well written @EstherClark .
I like Peter Drucker’s quote about “… to grow and develop …” . In today’s world the focus is often on “to grow” only. To understand the difference is very important.
As Peter Drucker’s colleague Russell L. Ackoff stated in his paper “A SYSTEMIC VIEW OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ( https://bit.ly/33Ju4FQ ):
“Growth is an increase in size or number; development is an increase in competence. Standard of living is an index of growth, but quality of life is an index of development. Either growth or development can occur without the other. Rubbish heaps grow but do not develop. Professors can develop without growing. Growth does not necessarily involve an increase in value; development does. A company can grow without increasing its value but it cannot develop without doing so.”
In the context of GPDF19 Ecosystems; let’s think about the difference if we are going to talk about “growing ecosystems” or “developing ecosystems”.

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