Ends and Means LO8139

Dr Ilfryn Price (101701.3454@compuserve.com)
Wed, 26 Jun 1996 15:31:38 -0400

Replying to LO8106 --

Rol wrote

>I question self-organizing teams on a number of counts. Nature is full of
>examples of self-organizing organisms, almost all of them extinct.

Granted. History is full of self-organizing organisations, almost all of
them extinct - which was the point of much of what Rol said.

>they should not be surprised if their effort does not bear fruit. That is
>the normal outcome for self-organizing teams.

This does not IMO deny the reality of self-organisation, merely the
challenge to harness it, or at least influence it a little bit. As Mike
McMaster put it how to we introduce the attractors which we wish to
succeed?

If Price
The Harrow Partnership
Pewley Fort Guildford UK
101701.3454@compuserve.com

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