Thanks for this great post Jack. I browsed through it and I like the
approach of attempting to reconcile technology and appreciation. I also need
to re-read Pirsig's book...
Actually, King's objectives are very similar to the Socio-Technical
approach. A 50 year old approach to organizational change which advocates
the simultaneous and continuous optimization of the social and technical
sides of an organization. Check out the book called The New Socio-Tech:
http://users.wmin.ac.uk/~coakese/graffiti_on_the_long_wall.htm
Gil
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Park [mailto:jackpark@thinkalong.com]
Sent: dimanche, 21. octobre 2001 18:20
To: unrev-II@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unrev-II] Nailing Jello To The Wall
http://virtualschool.edu/sking/practicum/final.html
From the top of the page:
"You look pretty much
the same as I
and our alphabet begins
with an "A" and even our
words
show the same
slant
when scrawled on a
page
But I don't understand how you
see
the world from behind
the screen when I look in from the
front
And I wonder
is there room for me back there
or for you out here
or maybe we can just
reach
around the boundaries and
meet
-- sjking, '97
"
The page is about communication: programmers and users.
"This research grew out of my proposal that an in-depth study of the
relational differences and similarities of people in the roles of
programmer and user would show that this often-perceived gap is less
dichotomous than either side of the communication struggle may assume. I
found, however, evidence that continues to suggest that there is indeed a
strong difference between the ways of thinking, so the bulk of my analysis
continued with this finding in mind. Robert Pirsig (Zen and the Art of
Motorcycle Maintenance, 1974) draws distinctions between classical versus
romantic ways of understanding, then bridges this gap with "quality" -- an
identifiable, yet elusive concept and reality. This Action Research
Practicum draws heavily upon both my own and Pirsig's philosophies of
technology and quality and how differing world views color the
understanding between different groups."
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