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A major change in the way we think about things -- a different example or model of what occurs.
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Spiritual or mental axis-shift; change in perception or world view such as the Copernican, Darwinian, Freudian, or New Age revolution.
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At least a partial reconstruction of a scientific discipline that can include alterations in basic theoretical generalizations and methods of research.
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a dramatic shift in the set of rules and conditions stored in the brain to interpret and understand sensory experience OR a fundamental change in approach
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Changing one's concept as what was believed to be correct. For example: A production machine must be kept running all the time. to It's ok for a production machine to be idle, but not ok for an operator to be idle. Waste is scrap and rework to Waste is anything that doesn't add value to the product or Waste is anything for which the customer is not willing to pay.
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a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions
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A complete change in thinking or belief systems that allows the creation of a new condition previously thought impossible or unacceptable. (ex.- the change in thinking created by Just-in-Time that views inventory as a liability, not an asset).
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Essential Cultural Change
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a break with tradition, with old ways of thinking
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a change from one model to another
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a change in a paradigm - often not noticed till it's well under way
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a change of how a person views reality
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a change to a new game, a new set of rules
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a complete change in your outlook
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a completely different way of thinking
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a distinctly new way of thinking about old problems
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a dramatic fundamental or revolutionary change that occurs in someone's thinking due to the impact of new information, technology or conversion to a new belief system
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a drastic change from the norm
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a "fundamental change" to the way something is done
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a fundamental or radical change in perspective that results in a change in attitudes, beliefs, and actions
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a major change in accomplishing a task
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a movement away from old explanations and structures that no longer explain reality, resulting in a redefinition of taken for granted boundaries due to the emergence of a new model or paradigm, which returns everyone back to zero
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a new way of looking at old problems and thinking
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an (often radical) change of paradigm
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a pretty big change
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a radical change in a particular major belief structure or worldview
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a radical change of pace in our Paradigms -- a fundamental change in our unconscious view of reality, the addition of The Fifth Element into our world
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a revolutionary new way of thinking about old problems - a dramatic collective change in our perception, e
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a sudden jump from one way of thinking to another
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a term used by Thomas Kuhn in his book, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" to describe the process by which one model of the universe is transformed into another in the scientific community
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a transfer of opinion, or a new way of looking at something, or a fresh approach
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A paradigm is a model or example of how things happen. The term "paradigm shift" describes a shift in how things happen. Used during GONA, it refers to the way community development is changing from the old bureaucratic model of top to bottom hierarchy, to a model of grassroots empowerment, and participatory decision making, one more in line with traditional Native values.
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When paradigm shifts occur it calls the prevailing wisdom into question This opens up the prevailing thinking or "rules" to be questioned. When the number of individuals "experts" accept the new paradigm, then it becomes the ruling factor. ()
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The process of changing mind-sets to accommodate new realities.
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"a profound (population wide) change in the thoughts, perceptions and values that form a particular vision of reality." Fritjoff Capra
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The transition from an established paradigm of scientific research to a new one (Thomas Kuhn).
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A term for a major shift in thinking about an important subject. For instance, if the desktop model of personal computing were replaced with decentralized network computing based on the client/server model of the World Wide Web, computing would have undergone a paradigm shift.
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Pronounced "para-dime". A paradigm is a framework into which we fit ideas which we hold to be valid. It provides order for arranging how we look at the world. When one changes the primary way he or she looks at the world, we call that "paradigm shift". The most profound paradigm shift for the Christian is the conversion experience.
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Refers to a shift in world views. The so-called "new paradigm" (new model orform) is pantheistic (all is God) and monastic (all is one).
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A paradigm is a pattern/mode/description of a given situation. It can be thought of as the force behind the unwritten rules of society or a particular discipline. A paradigm shift is a movement from the accepted paradigm, to a new one. It applies to subject matter fields, where the prevailing thought can be described by a brief statement. When shifts occur it calls the prevailing wisdom into question, and when there is sufficient evidence to have wide debate on a topic, a paradigm shift is likely underway.
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a change in one's mental map of what is real or possible.
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The term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his famous 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to describe the process and result of a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science. Don Tapscott was the first to use the term to describe information technology and business in his book of the same title. It has since become widely applied to many other realms of human experience as well.
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Paradigm shift is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to describe a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science. It has since become widely applied to many other realms of human experience as well even though Kuhn himself restricted the use of the term to the hard sciences. According to Kuhn, "A paradigm is what members of a scientific community, and they alone, share.” (The Essential Tension, 1997).
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Paradigm Shift is an album by various artists and recorded under the Nettwerk and Subconscious Communications record labels. It is Subconscious Communications' tenth release. The album also contains unreleased tracks that artist Dwayne Goettel never lived to see produced.
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