---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:57 AM Subject: Fwd: [sociocracy] managing interdependent opposites - article To: Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] 1997 article http://www.pegasuscom.com/download/080901pk.pdf excerpt : Managing Paradox : In their study of organizational effec- tiveness, James Collins and Jerry Porras noted that a distinguishing characteris- tic of highly visionary companies is the capacity to manage paradox.These authors define such capacity as “the ability to embrace both extremes of a number of dimensions at the same time” (Built to Last, p. 44).This rare capability seems to allow successful companies to avoid falling into a pat- tern of values-based conflict, with par- ties becoming increasingly polarized around “either/or” choices. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Schinnerer <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:34 PM Subject: [sociocracy] managing interdependent opposites - article To: [email protected] Aloha, An article I think could be relevant/useful in sociocratic process and thinking...this piece reflects a typical issue in various kinds of organizations, how to deal with "opposites" that are actually interdependent: http://www.pegasuscom.com/download/080901pk.pdf cheers, John S. -- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration [email protected] <john%40eco-living.net> http://eco-living.net __._,_.___ Reply to sender<[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20managing%20interdependent%20opposites%20-%20article>| Reply to group<[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20managing%20interdependent%20opposites%20-%20article>| Reply via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sociocracy/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwZWxsNWNnBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIzMzY0NTMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzNDQ4BG1zZ0lkAzIzNzAEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMjk2MzM2ODYz?act=reply&messageNum=2370>| Start a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sociocracy/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZjNzM2JiBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIzMzY0NTMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzNDQ4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI5NjMzNjg2Mw--> Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sociocracy/message/2370;_ylc=X3oDMTM0MmphZ3BqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIzMzY0NTMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzNDQ4BG1zZ0lkAzIzNzAEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjk2MzM2ODYzBHRwY0lkAzIzNzA->( 1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sociocracy;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYmU2aXRzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIzMzY0NTMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzNDQ4BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTI5NjMzNjg2Mw--> [image: Yahoo! Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkaGtlOTRzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIzMzY0NTMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDgzNDQ4BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMjk2MzM2ODYz> Switch to: Text-Only<[email protected]?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional>, Daily Digest<[email protected]?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest>• Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . __,_._,___ -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens