'Change is the ongoing consequence of tangles of linear and/or non-linear processes

This definition focuses towards a metaphysics of flow and process, and away from substance, and at the same time identifies and allows for simple/complicated/complex and chaotic changes. It also points towards the idea that change is ubiquitous.

In education this means that we need to understand our area of interest very differently in terms of practice, policy, theory/philosophy and research design.