A 21st Century Approach For 21st Century Business
TechnologyThe Catalyst
Productivity ParadoxReengineeringWorld Wide WebTechnologyThe Disrupter
How we Perceive the worldshapes every:thought
decision
actionThe Making of a WorldviewEssentials17CenturythMetaphorMachineKeyto structure of thoughtSupport/ValidationReductionism (parts)“The whole visible world is as if it were a machine in which there was nothing at all to consider except the figures and motions of its parts.”—René DescartesIn The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith expounded on how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity and well-being. Fredrick Taylor’s Principals in Scientific Managementand the 21 pound shovel“Why, when I onlywant to hirea pair of hands, do I get a whole person?”—Henry FordScientificMethod(became science)Facilitating ConceptMe/Self-interest/GreedIndustrial CapitalismMethodologyScientificManagementWide-scale implementationTechnologyAssembly lineImplementthe methodology Partmentalismand validate the metaphorBecomes a Mindset
During the 20th Centuryscientists discovered …Relativity
The Uncertainty Principle
Quantum Physics
Fields
Chaos Theory
Complexity Theory
General System Theory
Complex Adaptive SystemsThe world is nota machineThese discoveries are rarely applied to business activities
World Wide Web
How we Perceive the worldshapes every:thought
decision
actionThe Making of a Worldview20CenturyEssentials17CenturyththSphereMetaphorMachineKeyto structure of thoughtQuantum PhysicsGeneral Systems Theory ChaosComplexity (self-organization)Complex Adaptive SystemsNeuroscienceSupport/ValidationReductionism (parts)ScientificMethod(became science)USFacilitating ConceptMe/Self-interest/GreedUniversal SphereIndustrial CapitalismSystems ApproachMethodologyScientificManagementSpherical ApproachWide-scale implementationPC/WebIntegrationismTechnologyAssembly lineImplementthe methodology Partmentalismand validate the metaphor
Chairman Waxman to Dr. Alan Greenspan:You feel that your ideology pushed you to make decisions that you wish you had not made?
Mr. Greenspan:What I am saying to you is, yes, I found a flaw, I don’t know how significant or permanent it is, but I have been very distressed by that fact.
Chairman Waxman:You found a flaw?Mr. Greenspan:I found a flaw in the model that I perceived is the critical functioning structure that defines how the world works, so to speak.
Chairman Waxman:In other words, you found that your view of the world, your ideology, was not right, it was not working.
Mr. Greenspan:Precisely. That’s precisely the reason I was shocked, because I had been going for 40 years or more with very considerable evidence that it was working exceptionally well.
JapanIndiaChinaTerrorismDeregulationReligious ExtremismGlobalGreatRecessionIf the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.Jack WelchEducationGeo/PoliticalInstabilityThe WebTechnologyWarsGlobal EconomyKoreaIranSocial NetworkingGlobal OutsourcingGlobalizationWater WarsAir PollutionEnvironmentGlobal CorporationsTele-medicineClimate ChangeTo big to failHealthcare
The Spherical ApproachA recursive process PerceptionsWhole/SphereVisualizeExecuteCollaborate
Identifying Whole – The SphereThis is not a surveyElements/NodesInternal/External
Tangible/Intangible
Subjective/Objective
Business Requirements
Tech Requirements
Customer Requirements
Capital Requirements
Cash Flow Impacts
ROI
Business Operational Impact

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Editor's Notes

  • #11 I’m suggesting we move this slide up to present a direct contrast between mechanistic/reductionist frameworks and CASs. You’ll also notice that I changed an item or two, Phil. I wanted to be sure and include GST since it is foundational to both biological and social sciences.