It's interesting that you equate "machine like" with hierarchical... Could you explain that?
duff Don Ferretti wrote:
If you think about it, one reason that metaphors are important is that language and metaphors help shape our thoughts. For example, if you describe an organization using machine metaphors you will elicit machine like thoughts and images. This can often result in machine like or, hierarchical actions. If you describe the organization using natural metaphors you elicit organic thoughts and images that often result in interconnected network like thinking and actions. Not to say that one is better than another - just that it seems happens that way.
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