Chaordic Stepping Stones

There are clear strategic steps we can take when walking the Chaordic path. These steps are a way of bringing just enough structure or order into the chaos to keep us moving forward on the chaordic path. These steps allow us to progress gradually giving our project or organisation more form as we progress.

The first step is identifying the real need, followed by formulating a clear purpose, then defining the principles that help guide us towards our goal (as attributes or characteristics describing where we want to be or how we want to get there), gradually proceeding to defining a concept, then giving it more structure and moving into practice.These steps can be used both as a planning tool and to help understand what you are discovering about an organisation, community or initiative.

 

The Chaordic process is in continual motion, each step integrating and including the previous steps. It is an iterative, non-linear process supported by an ongoing harvest and feedback loop. Once you have defined the principles you check back if they support the purpose etc. The process allows us to be able to remain in both reflection and practice.

Chaordic design process on the website Chaordic Commons

You can download a Paper on the Chaordic Stepping Stone, (5 pages) written by Chris Corrigan, with the help of the Art of Hosting community.