Jack-
I agree. I bought his book about a month or so ago.
The first reference on the list I saw that got me interested was in:
[unrev-II] Buckminster Fuller Institute
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 16:21:18 -0800
From: Ron Goldman <rgoldman@cs.stanford.edu
After describing the Buckminster Fuller Institute (which I believe is at
Stanford http://www.bfi.org/ ), Ron wrote:
> Seems like lots of groups are trying to develop better tools to augment
> people's ability to comprehend our impact on the world. See also the
> Chaordic Alliance:
>
> http://www.chaordic.org/
>
> founded by Dee Hock. One of their 4 goals is the:
>
> "Development of visual and physical models of chaordic organizations so
> that people have something to examine, experiment with, and compared to
> existing organizations. The models must contain the ethical and spiritual
> dimensions generally lacking in current models. In addition, computer
> simulations will need to be created to allow people to quickly see how
> clarity of purpose and principles allow institutions to self organize,
> evolve over decades, and link in new patterns for an enduring constructive
> society."
I am still trying to understand exactly what Dee Hock's principles are
in a little more detail and how the would be introduced into practice in
various situtations.
-Paul Fernhout
Kurtz-Fernhout Software
=========================================================
Developers of custom software and educational simulations
Creators of the Garden with Insight(TM) garden simulator
http://www.kurtz-fernhout.com
> Jack Park wrote:
>
> This page
> http://www.chaordic.org/chaordic/res_diff.html
>
> is a discussion about the evolution of chaordic organizations. The
> term chaordic was coined by Dee Hock after he turned BankAmericard
> into Visa International by completely reorganizing the system. I have
> a very strong suspicion that I landed here based on one of the many
> useful links John Deneen has submitted to this group. There may be
> much to learn from the approach Dee Hock takes to structuring
> organizations.
> [snip]
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