Rol says (and asks):
> Mission statements and vision statements are intended to fill this void,
> but as Clyde points out, have failed miserably. Our educational reform
> organization had all those things, and people did what they wanted to do
> anyway.
> So, what fills this void? What makes people all march to the same
> drummer? The first answer is NOTHING. But if we can find any semblance
> of direction, then how can we demonstrate that direction, how can we
> assure ourselves and those who fund us (corporate or otherwise) that there
> is a direction that we can approve of, that aligns with our promises, that
> actually does something in concedrt with others working on the same
> problem at a distant location?
There is some fascinating stuff in Kevin Kelly's "Out of Control," you
might find interesting. Specifically his chapter on "Hive Mind," has some
insights I think would be valuable. The URL for the book is:
http://www.absolutvodka.com/5-0.html
In this I found the answer to a problem I've been thinking about for a
number of years: How to get human beings to flock the same as birds.
Anyway, enjoy!
--Benjamin B. Compton bbcompton@aol.com
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