[P2P-F] Functional Stupidity

[Dante-Gabryell Monson]

+ french article further below
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(cf.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01072.x/abstract)
:

In this paper we question the one-sided thesis that contemporary
organizations rely on the mobilization of cognitive capacities. We suggest
that severe restrictions on these capacities in the form of what we call
functional stupidity are an equally important if under-recognized part of
organizational life. Functional stupidity refers to an absence of
reflexivity, a refusal to use intellectual capacities in other than myopic
ways, and avoidance of justifications. We argue that functional stupidity
is prevalent in contexts dominated by economy in persuasion which
emphasizes image and symbolic manipulation. This gives rise to forms of
stupidity management that repress or marginalize doubt and block
communicative action. In turn, this structures individuals' internal
conversations in ways that emphasize positive and coherent narratives and
marginalize more negative or ambiguous ones. This can have productive
outcomes such as providing a degree of certainty for individuals and
organizations. But it can have corrosive consequences such as creating a
sense of dissonance among individuals and the organization as a whole. The
positive consequences can give rise to self-reinforcing stupidity. The
negative consequences can spark dialogue, which may undermine functional
stupidity.






Subject: Fwd: La stupidité fonctionnelle - Finance : "fais d'abord,
réfléchis après" ?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Caroline Stiegler
Date: Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:44 AM
Subject: La stupidité fonctionnelle
To: dante.monson at gmail.com


Chers adhérents et abonnés,

Nous vous recommandons vivement la lecture de

"La « stupidité fonctionnelle » à l’origine de la crise financière"

article accessible à partir du lien suivant :

http://bigbrowser.blog.lemonde.fr/2013/02/14/la-loi-et-lordre-la-stupidite-fonctionnelle-a-lorigine-de-la-crise-financiere/

et qui est introduit ainsi par le quotidien Le Monde : “Selon une étude
britannique, le monde de la finance serait dicté par l'attitude "fais
d'abord, réfléchis après"”.

Ce qui est ici nommé functionnal stupidity désigne très précisément ce que
nous appelons la bêtise systémique (stupidity se traduit très généralement
en français par bêtise). Voici le résumé en anglais de l’étude publiée par
le Journal of management studies (cf.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01072.x/abstract)
:

In this paper we question the one-sided thesis that contemporary
organizations rely on the mobilization of cognitive capacities. We suggest
that severe restrictions on these capacities in the form of what we call
functional stupidity are an equally important if under-recognized part of
organizational life. Functional stupidity refers to an absence of
reflexivity, a refusal to use intellectual capacities in other than myopic
ways, and avoidance of justifications. We argue that functional stupidity
is prevalent in contexts dominated by economy in persuasion which
emphasizes image and symbolic manipulation. This gives rise to forms of
stupidity management that repress or marginalize doubt and block
communicative action. In turn, this structures individuals' internal
conversations in ways that emphasize positive and coherent narratives and
marginalize more negative or ambiguous ones. This can have productive
outcomes such as providing a degree of certainty for individuals and
organizations. But it can have corrosive consequences such as creating a
sense of dissonance among individuals and the organization as a whole. The
positive consequences can give rise to self-reinforcing stupidity. The
negative consequences can spark dialogue, which may undermine functional
stupidity.

Bien cordialement,
Caroline Stiegler




























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