The Forgotten Half of Change

In his book, “The Forgotten Half of Change,” Luc De Brabandere makes the case that in order to effect real change we have to change twice. One change has to do with reality or a change within a given system. The other is a change in perception. For this type of change to occur something has to be ‘broken’ like a preconceived judgment, hypothesis or stereotype. The first type is continuous while the second is discontinuous.

Either change is possible independent of the other but for real change to occur you have to change both. “If you want to change, you have to change twice. You not only need to change the reality of your situation, you also need to change your perception of this reality: That is the essence of the book.”

What do you see? Do you see a little box in the corner of a larger box or do you see something else?