Key Terms
Best fit
Complex, dynamic environments where outcomes are unpredictable and broad stakeholder involvement is needed.
Limitation
Assumes stability is the default; less useful in constantly changing environments. Alignment: Works with deficit-based o
Core assumption
Organizations are constantly developing and adapting like living organisms. Outcomes emerge from an indeterminable numbe
Designed as
Bottom-up, emergent. Leaders facilitate rather than control.
Methodologies built on CAS
Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space Technology, Whole Systems Change, Future Search.