Framework, system, process, governance...all can be good and all can be overly controlling and overly simple. In my experience, once the framework or system is in place, human nature is to simplify and adhere, instead of question and learn. I keep feeling if leaders and organizations could become more comfortable in ambiguity, it would matter whether it was a framework or system, but it would be dynamic rather than static.

A long time student of Kotter's theory, I found it did me no good when faced with a huge change project. Instead, falling back on the simplicity of action research - what's happening and why, helped a whole lot more.

I have recently discovered your blog and am enjoying the thought process.