Posted by Mezei on February 21, 1998 at 19:59:08:

In Reply to: Living with Oxymorons in the Age of Paradox posted by Yogesh Malhotra on February 21, 1998 at 16:33:21:

Hi Yogesh,

It's extremely important to remain flexible when considering how 'theory' can be constructed. A theory must not only reflect current reality, but predict future reality. So that in itself is a fine line to walk. I liken the age of paradox to the underlying reality of our daily lives. Paradox is another way of seeing the big picture, or raising our awareness above dualistic thinking in the hopes of embracing a higher, unified truth. Taking opposing views can be considered a temporary measure, until such time as a correlation is made with the 'opposite' pole. By amalgamating these opposite viewpoints, it then becomes possible to stretch our horizons visavi the sheer act of creation, the sublime act of developing something new or original. Eventually however, the newness of an idea wears off and, lo and behold, becomes only an opposing or limited view. This particular aspect of 'wholeness' becoming something less than whole has always intrigued me. Why is this so? Something to do with entropy no doubt.

This related to my point about KM and intellectual capital being oxymorons. They are the same in 'nature', and by submission is that they are in fact the same thing, only viewed from opposing perspectives. When we arrive at a fundamental understanding of KM and IC, the results should be identical. There should be no distinctions between the two - in theory...

Don

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