Relationship Between Elaborating Evolution and Social Change

Change, especially technological change, is accelerating, which, in turn, affects our culture, economy, environment, language, organizations, and politics. For example, over the last 2 decades, music, video, and photography have been digitized, and entire industries such as consumer electronics, entertainment, media, and others have been transformed. On the horizon, books, education, magazines, and newspapers are being digitized as well; so is biology. How can you channel accelerating change in technology to improve our social condition?

To prepare, think about the concept and processes of elaborating evolution and how industries, societies, and cultures evolve amid change and complexity. Consider the influence this concept might have on social change.

Post an analysis of an organization you are familiar with focusing on the relationship between elaboration evolution and social change.

Hints

• Start with a brief analysis of your selected organization's structure, describing it in systems terms and evaluating its effectiveness.
• Discuss how elaborating evolution helps explain social change.
• Explain how elaborating evolutionary systems might inform you, as a leader or manager, to enact positive social change.
• Include an appropriate level of detail in your explanation to illustrate your proposition and support it with references to the literature.