Trademark Notice

Transformation Management Institute™
Last updated: January 2026

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The Transformation Management Institute™ is an open-access research institute organized around three research programs: the General Theory of Interpretation (GTOI), System Existence Theory (SET), and Transformation Science. The Institute also publishes stewarded instruments for applied practice, including standards, diagnostics, and classification tools.

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  • The Physics of Becoming™

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