ABSTRACT

Educational leaders have a background in Turbulence Theory, the stage is set to learn how to use it in practice. This means it's time to make a transition to the steps and mechanics in putting Turbulence Theory to work in real educational contexts. In order to do this, this chapter suggests following this five-step process: reflect deeply on the turbulent incident; determine the role of the three drivers of turbulence: positionality, cascading, and stability; and decide on a general level of turbulence. The steps are including: consider whether to escalate or tone down the turbulence level; and organize constructive advice that responds to the turbulent incident that includes an effective way to share with key individuals and groups. Each of the three drivers has an impact on the turbulent situation at hand: positionality, cascading and stability.