Rol pops up on a new thread to ask, in a new guise, an old question
"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?"
Rol for me this is the question of creating, depending what language is
used
An attractor [for complexity buffs]
A Strategic Intent [for strategists of that school dedicated to Mission
statements that work]
A faith [see dislogs on spirituality here on the list]
A sense of shared values and purpose
A set of Sel Evident Trtuths [IN THE LANGUAGE YOU AND i TRIED SOME MONTHS
BACK]
A pattern [In the language I have used elsewhere]
A memetic code [In the language I use when I am trying to be scientific]
A language [For those who note the power of language in shaping the reality
of an organisation - or a culture]
All are for me expressions of the same phenomenon - some replicator that
shapes and aligns thinking and behaviour and facilitates the emergence and
preservation of a particular form of organisation. I am aware this does
not answer the problem of how we assure those who fund us that one exists,
let alone create one. I do however venture to suggest that this shared
-whatever we choose to call it- is what enables the phenomenon you are
talking about, individuals working in concert - and what else is an
organisation?
If Price
Active Personal Learning
Pewley Fort Guildford UK
101701.3454@compuserve.com
P.S. I will try a different take on the same question in a separate
message.
--Dr Ilfryn Price <101701.3454@compuserve.com>
Learning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>