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Book SynopsisA science-based leadership framework forbuilding capacity and overcoming exhaustion in today's complex world Epidemic Leadershipintroduces an adaptive leadership approach designed to help you(and your followers) thriveand influencein today'scomplex age. This book provides a how-to methodology for simply and practically putting the principles of epidemic phenomena into successful practice. By understanding their function in adaptive systems and applying their organizing principles to daily work, you can lead more effectively for greater results, more agile responsiveness, and deeper vitality. Epidemic Leadershipsynthesizesscience,storiesofleadershipexperience,and practical technique to shape the challenge of leading in complex environments into a compelling field guide for leaders who seek to improve results and contribute to a healthier world.You will beinspired, challenged, and practically equipped to begin a journey toward exponential positive impact in this pivotal era. Discover a novel leadership approachthat's particularly applicable totackling the big problems inyourworkplace and worldRealizebetter performanceand enhance yourability to create results sooner and more sustainably, across a wider array of processes and topicsRestorevitalityin yourself and those you lead, forrenewed hope, enthusiasm and engagement Companies and institutions will benefit from the deep capacitiesEpidemic Leadershipbuilds. For leaders who struggle to find enough time and energy tocreate the impact they seek,this book offersauniquepathfor our challenging times.
Table of ContentsIntroduction xiii
Part One Understanding Epidemics 1
1 My No Good, Very Bad Night in the Emergency Department 3
Friday Night in the Emergency Department 3
August 15, 2003, Billings, Montana 3
The Problem That Won’t Go Away 8
Sleep-Deprived Insight 11
Notes 13
2 The Good Epidemic—Really? 15
Good People, Bad Disease 15
The Epidemic Inevitable 17
Negative to Positive 23
Epidemics Spread Exponentially 24
Epidemics Tap Local Resources 25
Epidemics Are Adaptive: They Flourish Against Resistance and Surprise 26
Epidemics Organize Themselves 26
Epidemics Have “Distributed Intelligence” 27
Epidemics Flower in Instability and Disruption 27
Epidemics Offer a Vaccine Against Narcissism (Unless They’re Traffickers of It) 28
Seeking the Good Disease 29
Notes 30
3 Swarming Simplicity 33 How Do They Do It? 33
The Challenge of Complexity 36
It’s Not Just Complicated 37
The Power of Simplicity 40
The Miracle of Self-Organization 40
Popping Up When We Least Expect It 41
Is Complexity a New “Thing”? 42
What Does Leading Look Like in Complexity? 43
Biology’s Answer to Leading: PLV 46
How Are Epidemics and Leaders Doing in Complexity? 48
How Leaders Do in Complexity 49
Epidemics Invite a New Framework 50
Key Questions for Leaders 51
The Math Problem Leaders Face 52
Notes 54
4 Something from Nothing 57
In the Shade of the Mango Tree 57
March, 2018, Masese Town, Jinja District, Uganda 57
Miracle Parts 60
How Do They Do It? 60
Part 1: The Pathogen 61
Part 2: Infection 63
Part 3: Contagion 65
From Simple Parts to Organizing Principles 67
Epidemics Require “Originating Conditions” 69
Epidemics Require “Defined Interaction” 70
Epidemics Require Multipliers 72
Epidemics Move Through Networks, a Particularly Powerful Multiplier 73
The Mango Tree, a Year Later 76
Part Two Creating Epidemics 77
5 The Potential Power of Pathogen 79
An Idea Core with Attracting Hooks 79
The SAND Pneumonic 84
A = Attractive Antigens 85
N = Novel 87
D = Dual Interest 87
Naming the HELP Pathogen 89
Notes 91
6 Creating Conditions 93
Spaces, Containers, and Fields 94
A Man and a Horse 96
The Gravity of Conditions 100
Thinking Conditions: Growth Mindset and Polarity Thinking 103
Spatial Conditions: Creating Space and Container 109
Physiological Conditions: Setting the Stage for Relatedness 114
Notes 125
7 Designing Interaction 127
The Power of Cellular Processes 127
Principles of Infectious and Contagious Interaction Design 135
ACE Interaction 136
A = Affirmation/Appreciation 137
C = Curiosity 139
E = Empathy 140
Create Past-Future Reflection-Action Loops 141
Short-Simple-Small (S3) 143
Go Novel 144
From Principles to Patterns 145
How Leaders Build Interaction Rules 150
Notes 154
8 Multipliers 159
The Value of Many 159
Different Kinds of Social Pathogens 162
Resistance Is Everywhere 163
Building Multipliers 164
Easy Addition 164
Broadcasting and Storytelling 167
Mix Numbers and Times 169
Loop Backs to Loop Forward 177
How Leaders Leverage Multipliers 178
Notes 181
9 Networks: The Ultimate Multiplier 183
Network Implications for Epidemics 188
Networks Have Structure, Called Topology 189
Network Content Counts 191
Networks Have Interaction Rules between Nodes via Connections 192
Nodes Count, Too! 192
Help That Can Hurt : How Networks Influence Contagion 193
Leveraging Networks to Facilitate Contagion 196
Map, Model, and Move 197
Get People Off Narrow Bridges and Onto New Islands 198
Make Homophily Happen 199
Killer App: The 3D Network 202
Notes 203
10 Technology and Epidemics 205
Technology Risks to Positive Epidemics 208
Disinformation 208
Diminished Attention 209
Degraded Relatedness 209
Anti-emergence 210
Leveraging Technology to Support Epidemic Action 211
Inviting, Broadcasting, and Convening 211
Mixing Things Up 212
Designing Interaction 213
Mapping, Modeling, and Learning 214
Notes 215
11 Toward Positive Pestilence 217
Foundational Shifts from Leaders 222
Collective Intelligence 222
Linking Homophily and Diversity 224
More Biophilia 225
Epidemic Leadership as a Platform 225
Notes 226
Acknowledgments 229
About the Author 231
Index 233
