Defining Change · Action and Control · Relationships, Culture and Power
Why do environments matter so much?
Begins with
Opportunity Is Part of Behaviour
By the end you understand
Lock-in develops when movement along an established path builds conditions that make departure increasingly costly or difficult. Investments, specialised capabilities, coordination, infrastructure, expectations and social arrangements can all raise the cost of reversal. Lock-in is stronger than ordinary persistence but does not necessarily make change impossible. Understanding it requires distinguishing costs already incurred from the prospective costs of leaving the path.
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- 7 pieces
- Reading time
- about 69 min
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