Posted by Robert Benjamin on September 18, 2000 at 09:12:31:

In Reply to: Re: what's the way to represent tacik knowledge of an enterprise? posted by Ron de Weijze on September 17, 2000 at 19:23:57:

Hi Ron

We are doomed to evolve. :-) Circular is good, as it indicates we are evolving in our discussion. Please be circular.

"According to J. Bronowski, the greatest human achievement is suspension of judgement. R. Girard uses the deferral of violence as an essential part of generative anthropology."

I am wowed by these statements. It does question our involvement in IT though, where judgement rules, pardon the pun.

"I would say suspension and deferral are measures for loyalty that is not traded for honesty but mediates honesty to the right place and right time in history."

Aha! Is it possible then that organizations can only soar on conditions of threat and/or spirituality? On the other hand, how honest are we and our organizations? Is it possible that we are mostly willing slaves, singing the verbal praises for social adequacy sakes, and financial survival, which in itself makes perfect sense.

I used to train many people in my time, in an autocratic environment. A command was given and subordinates had to jump. Bear in mind that oneself was always a subordinate at any point in time. There were times though, when the autocratic BS was cast aside, that amazing performances could be achieved by adding a dimension of "spirituality".

I think that when peoples' passions are stirred towards a common goal, it could be truly amazing what could be achieved. I doubt that traditional and othrodox mindsets form part of such an achievement paradigm.

I often learn from watching programs such as the history of the global environmentalists, and ultimately Greenpeace. I don't for a second doubt that anyone could accuse the leaders of not having achieved self actualization. When a massive ship stops short of running 3 small men over in the ice, surely it must be a significant achievement.

I think we should remember the lessons that Edison and Bell taught us and refocus on the good of mankind, then the rest will follow. When people believe your actions are surely focussed on their well being, then I think they respond with the power of inner self.

I think the sad part about commercial KM is that it is often used as another tool for manipulating the masses (employees, markets, competitors, self), with no intentional conviction to the masses that their lives would be significantly improved.

Ultimately, when it offers more control to the organization, where does it leave the employees in the "control" stakes? The leaders and chellengers of today, must certainly be willing to become martyrs and scapegoats in order to achieve significance. Such is the tale of history. Isn't Bill Gates a martyr to a certain degree? It is possible that anything less may well be not enough to soar. I guess merely flying is not too bad eh?

Sorry for my ranting. Guess I got stuck in a particular humanistic circle.

Best regards,

Robert

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