The Process Paradigm "A paradigm is the fundamental lens through
which we view our environment. The paradigm that governs our
thinking about a given system is the theory that determines the
invariant features that shape the system and defines how to
succeed within the system. Usually a paradigm is so ingrained,
so rooted in our familiar sense of the way things are, that we
hold it unconsciously, without either choice or deliberation." A
paradigm is a framework of perceiving, thinking and acting. It
is a cognitive structure composed of aggregated concepts,
values, beliefs and assumptions that organizes how we perceive,
how we think and how we act — by, consciously or unconsciously,
supporting rule-governed behavior. Cultural-social institutions
utilize and promote paradigms in endeavors as diverse as science
& technology, economics & commerce, business & multi-national
corporations, organized religion & personal spirituality, family
& marriage, government & citizenship. Each of these examples use
a framework o