There are lots of forms of "energy" that pass through the "membranes" of companies besides just money! People and their passions are one.
John On Sep 24, 2011, at 5:54 AM, Skye Hirst wrote: > Thanks Arthur - reminds me of the thoughts of Arie deGeus in his book on > "The Living Company" who studied what makes companies last beyond 40 years. > > He makes an analogy between oxygen for living organisms and money for > companies. "To support life, we need oxygen to breath; but breathing oxygen > is not our purpose. Similarly to support continued operation, companies need > to make money and profit; but that is not their purpose. When it is made > their purpose they become money machines; rigid mechanisms unable to adapt > and learn." > > > Skye Hirst, PhD > The Autognomics Institute > Perceiving the Process Nature of Life-itself > > > [email protected] > www.autognomics.org > Twitter @autognomics > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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