Re: Stuck in the middle
Wiggo Hustad (Wiggo.Hustad@vf.sognhs.no)
Mon, 23 Jan 1995 11:22:33 +0100
In his reply to PETER C. BISHOP Richard Karash wrote:
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>It seems to me that in a learning organization people at all levels and
>roles would have more respect for each other and for what people are up
>against.
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>Much of our work starts from a viewpoint that, when two sides reach
>opposite conclusions, there must be a difference in what data they are
>seeing, how they are interpreting the data, and in their mental models
>about how things work. We try to make both sides right by finding the
>conditions underwhich their conclusions would make sense, and enrich
>everyone's learning thereby. This helps build mutual respect, but
>requires a certain amount of mutual respect to get started.
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Isn't it fun (or sad) to see that we are so unable to take care of what is
previously learned. Aristotle wrote about this in his Ethics (Penguin
Classics, 1955, 1976, Chapter VI - Intellectual virtues). His advise to
us all is to be prudent (phronesis). It is worth reading.
- wiggo hustad
Wiggo.Hustad@vf.sognhs.no (Wiggo Hustad)