Mike, I obviously hit a nerve with a throwaway comment that was intended
to be jokey, sorry. As a 'non-newbie' emailer I should know better. I can
understand your concern about the press - whenever I have appeared in it
I've ALWAYS been misquoted! And I've watched the 'manchester' guardian
start to sink down into the tabloid attractor recently.
>following presentations of three "name" consultants closely connected with
>various universities. Each had presented some version of "self
>organisation" which suggested that there were no principles or structures
>to human affairs.
I'm very dissapointed to hear that.
As you know I have the utmost respect for SFI. Personally I find the
petty vitriol of the press amusing [mostly]. Their idea of 'real science'
is the real joke. We can expect more attacks from journalists who have a
science background as the backlash memes start up. For me this is an
idication of the success of SFI.
--from Arthur Battram, organiser of the LGMB project 'Tools for Learning': helping local authorities to apply complexity concepts to personal and organisational learning. 'Learning from Complexity' pack available December '96, likely cost is now 100 full price [50 -half price- for local authorities in England and Wales who finance LGMB] for details email me: apb@cityplex.demon.co.uk "complexity is in here... and simplicity is out there...if we want it to be..."
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