The mission of THE CENTER FOR ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT is to enable organizational members to continually adapt and advance in their changing environments, through evolving, practicing, and advocating the Adaptive Management Model. THE CENTER FOR ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to the search, identification and practice of advanced management models, structures and processes which are predicated upon and linked to universal scientific principles.  THE CENTER's current products and services include executive symposiums, management dialogue sessions, topical workshops, reading materials, and other select or custom member programs.

The knowledge bases possessed and managed by THE CENTER have been progressively evolved, tested, refined and utilized over a fifteen year period and represent the embodiment of both the individual and collective contributions from a select group of practicing professional, scientific and business management thought leaders.

The output from this group's knowledge-building process has resulted in the discovery of a new order of management concepts and principles.  This new order not only provides a unique way to think about and describe the environment but, as equally important, provides a concise framework that can through proper implementation enable the entity to internalize and replicate a management model and language that results in a consistent value system being integrated into the decision making process at all scales of the management entity.

This consistent value system is essential for enabling the entity to manage across multiple scales, thus becoming the "keystone" for perpetuating advancement through the process of dynamic self-referencing.

THE CENTER's ability to maintain its focus, quality of knowledge bases and services is enabled through corporate memberships and the receipt of endowments, grants, and sponsorships.  In addition, THE CENTER receives fees from symposiums and obtains retainers and fees for consultation.  It has collaboration arrangements with both public/private institutions and entities which are committed to evolving management structures, processes and relationships that will enable them to progressively adapt to future environments.

During the course of each year and on a highly selective basis, THE CENTER and its members accept invitations to either speak at or participate in symposiums, conferences and programs sponsored by international/national organizations or educational institutions.

Consistent with the mission, the primary purpose of THE CENTER FOR ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT is to assist our member organizations in successfully directing the establishment of an adaptive management culture and align the appropriate structures, strategies, processes and practices to support the perpetuation or transformation processes throughout their organization.  This assistance is provided in the form of materials, programs, and services for our organizational members that incorporate current thoughts as to how people and organizations function adaptively.

Since THE CENTER's mission focuses on supporting members in their effort to successfully implement transformation processes within their organization, our programs, although providing individual benefits, are designed primarily to support and promote organizational goals.  However, the establishment of  transformation processes starts with individuals, and in recognition of this, our programs are dedicated to first exposing individuals who hold the highest level of responsibility within the organization to the principles of Adaptive Management, and then helping them apply those principles to the managerial issues which are relevant to their particular longer term challenges. 

Currently THE CENTER offers a symposium which is designed to provide prospective members an orientation of THE CENTER FOR ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT and in addition, an overview of The Adaptive Management Model.  This symposium lasts three days and is open to any manager with significant organizational responsibilities.  For more information about the symposium and a current schedule click here.

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