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| - | ==== notes on "The Nature of Order" ==== | + | |
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| From: jcthomas@us.ibm.com | From: jcthomas@us.ibm.com | ||
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| 1. Levels of scale. | 1. Levels of scale. | ||
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| 2. Strong centers. | 2. Strong centers. | ||
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| 3. Boundaries. | 3. Boundaries. | ||
| - | + | 4. Alternating repetition. | |
| - | 4. Alternating repetition. | + | |
| 5. Positive space. | 5. Positive space. | ||
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| 6. Good shape. | 6. Good shape. | ||
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| 7. Local symmetries. | 7. Local symmetries. | ||
| - | + | 8. Deep interlock and ambiguity. | |
| - | 8. Deep interlock and ambiguity. | + | |
| 9. Contrast. | 9. Contrast. | ||
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| 10. Gradients. | 10. Gradients. | ||
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| 11. Roughness. | 11. Roughness. | ||
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| 12. Echoes. | 12. Echoes. | ||
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| 13. The Void. | 13. The Void. | ||
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| 14. Simplicity and Inner Calm. | 14. Simplicity and Inner Calm. | ||
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| 15. Not-separateness. | 15. Not-separateness. | ||
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| social systems. | social systems. | ||
| - | 1. Levels of scale. | + | ==== 1. Levels of scale. |
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| - | 2. Strong centers. | + | ==== 2. Strong centers. |
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| - | 3. Boundaries. | + | ==== 3. Boundaries. |
| Aries de Geus, in his study of large companies that had longevity found | Aries de Geus, in his study of large companies that had longevity found | ||
| four properties of such companies: | four properties of such companies: | ||
| - | * Financial Conservatism | + | |
| - | * Tolerance for exploration and innovation at the edges | + | * Tolerance for exploration and innovation at the edges |
| - | * High levels of mutual trust | + | * High levels of mutual trust |
| - | * Strong boundaries to get into the organization --- but once in, you | + | * Strong boundaries to get into the organization --- but once in, you |
| could stay. | could stay. | ||
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| - | 4. Alternating repetition. | + | ==== 4. Alternating repetition. |
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| - | 5. Positive space. | + | ==== 5. Positive space. |
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| - | 6. Good shape. | + | ==== 6. Good shape. |
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| whether people were tending to expand outward or shrink back? | whether people were tending to expand outward or shrink back? | ||
| + | ==== 7. Local symmetries. ==== | ||
| - | 7. Local symmetries. | ||
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| - | 8. Deep interlock and ambiguity. | + | ==== 8. Deep interlock and ambiguity. |
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| - | 9. Contrast. | + | ==== 9. Contrast. |
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| helpful. | helpful. | ||
| + | ==== 10. Gradients. ==== | ||
| - | 10. Gradients. | ||
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| - | 11. Roughness. | + | ==== 11. Roughness. |
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| flexibility and local control. | flexibility and local control. | ||
| - | + | ==== 12. Echoes. | |
| - | 12. Echoes. | + | |
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| - | 13. The Void. | + | ==== 13. The Void. ==== |
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| - | 14. Simplicity and Inner Calm. | + | ==== 14. Simplicity and Inner Calm. ==== |
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| on the basis of management fantasies of how it was done. | on the basis of management fantasies of how it was done. | ||
| - | + | ==== 15. Not-separateness. | |
| - | 15. Not-separateness. | + | |
| This relates both to your recognition that work/life has more | This relates both to your recognition that work/life has more | ||