Back to Designing Breakdown-Tolerant Project Environments
November 3rd, 2003 by Hal
I last wrote about Designing Breakdown-Tolerant Project Environments in a four-part series: [1] [2] [3] [4]. It's not complete — my thinking that is!
I keep thinking about uncertainty and variation. One of my clients says we are preoccupied with making our futures certain. Wondering, I think we just don't have enough trust in the strength of our relatedness. The more related we are, the greater chance we have of a future that is perfect. Yes, I know this is philosophical. So am I. However, I see this like luck. There is no luck. There is only preparation meeting opportunity. (Anyone know where that came from?) The best preparation we can make is in getting connected with others. By doing so, they will take care of us as we take care of them.
So…I have more to write, particularly a summary of what I started. That'll have to wait 'til tomorrow!
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November 7th, 2003 at 3:56 am
Rather than be preoccupied with certainty and burning time trying to predict a future with absolute certainty (fruitless?), why not plan or set a stage or culture that is more flexible and can bend or readjust as the inevitable change and variation moves in?