> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 16:26:14 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Tobin Quereau <quereau@austin.cc.tx.us>
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> My use of "perspective" is not quite the same as "assumption" though I
> don't claim precision on either of them. I use the term perspective to
> indicate that which one readily perceives and can express as relevant
> information about the issues or one's relationship to them. "Assumptions"
> to my way of thinking are the underlying and mostly unexpressed filters or
> "rules" that affect what is _available_ for perception. Believing is
> seeing more often than the reverse in my experience (one example of an
> "assumption" which affects my perception, I'm sure!). In any case, both
> assumptions and perspectives seem worthy of examination.
>
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Tobin, thnks for this expression. I too found that the "believing is
seeing" thing is very common, a lot more than we might want to accept it.
I hhave also found that tose think they "see it" because they "believe it"
have some more difficulties learning. They remind me of some of Argyris'
discussions in his paper "Teaching Smart People How to Learn," published
in Harvard Business Review.
Any other experiences on this?
Ivan
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