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The Other Dimension of Resiliency

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There's a lot of recent chatter about  resiliency . Most discussion seems to revolve around a person's positive attitude in the face of personal setback or turmoil. But what about purposefully-designed resiliency in organizations, systems, and processes? What does   that   look like?  We were sitting in our backyard last week, enjoying the neighborly company. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the playground ball bounce off the chair. I just   knew   the wine glass wasn't going to survive. As suspected, the wine globe shattered into a thousand pieces onto the patio. And, seconds later, the bouncy ball was back in the hands of playful (but much more cautious!) children. I laughed at the situation: rubber ball versus wine glass. The two   exact   examples of   fragility   and   elasticity   that I use in my recent discussions (and draft of THIS blog!) on resiliency. I found it ironic the two collided right there in front of my eyes.    RESILIENCY: the ability f