New Paradigm Consulting is a virtual organisation - very
much in keeping with the new paradigm - able to assemble a team of consultants of the
appropriate size and experience for any assignment. We have experience in organisation
change & development, culture change and cultural inquiry, strategic & business
planning, management & team development, human resources, and finance & systems.
We have developed
approaches to working with organisations which
are based on new ways of thinking about organisations; approaches derived from
modern thinking about complex and living systems
Between us we have worked in business (including
industrials, retail, financial services), public service (including local
government, health, public institutions), the media, and a range of not-for-profits. The
virtual nature of New Paradigm enables us to be flexible, responsive and adaptable. It
also keeps our overheads down and means that our fees can be less than those charged by
some other practices!
A virtual organisation can be thought of as a series of
overlapping networks (technically, these are usually star networks - focused around
particular individuals) who share some common goals. Groups may
'crystallise out' of the
networks for a particular task or purpose and then 'dissolve' again when that is
completed.
For more information on different approaches to virtual
organisations see Virtual & Flexible Organisations edited by Richard Seel
& Tom Macnamara, available from
AMED.
The principal of New Paradigm is Richard Seel. Other 'nodes in the network' include Bob Janes, Rita McGee, Rachel Bodle, Alistair Moffatt, Ventura Sawyerr and
Kathy Tyler. Between us we have extensive experience in organisation change and
development, human resources, strategic & business planning, finance and financial
services in a range of organisations from large multi-nationals to small charities and
from retail firms to public sector bodies.