Reed,
Thanks for your input on the S's and N's and how I might
grow to enjoy the conversation. I don't mean to be deprecating, but that's
the most simple way to get rid of the whole issue : divide the posters
into two groups. One group is very comfortable with what's happening. The
other is not....but that's okay since this is most probably not suited for
them anyway !
But far from being a complainer or a cribber, my point is
for us to take some time out for introspection.
I think I see what you mean by the "one size fits all"
syndrome. However, this is a lot less monotonous than it seems to be ! I
am a member of another list in which the posters ask for coaching on
specific issues and the responses that come back are powerful and intense
--- mainly because ( _I_ think..) people are sharing about what worked for
them in various situations..
I found this appealing, others might not have. I have
nothing against theory. Theory cuts down excess work and creates islands
of generality. However, one thing that we might tend to forget is that,
unlike Physics and Chemistry , management science and leadership theories
are really not provable. In fact, they are not theories at all (theories
can be proven ), but hypotheses.....
I'm not asking to change the entire nature of the
dialogue on LO. I'm only asking if there is another, different way of
conducting the dialogue... For example, like Robert said, crisper messages
would be a great improvement.
On another note, I think the site you referred me to
<http://learning.mit.edu/pra/tool/aware.html>
is good site with lots of material. Definitely worth visiting.!
Thanks.
Jyotsna
(Or Jo)
--Jyotsna Pattabiraman <jyots@blr.cybercash.com>
Learning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>