Phelim-- I'm reminded of a chapter on planning in Karl E. Weick's book, the Social Psychology of Organizing. He talks about how our planning for the future usually revolves around our past experience. He talks of hunter/gatherer cultures who depleted the game in their area by returning frequently to the places where they had found game in the past.
A more useful strategy was used by groups which decided their next hunting spot by "Throwing bones" (casting lots). This randomized the selection process, decreasing the likelihood that the game would be overhunted. Weick proposed that many organizations would do well to replace their elaborate planning processes with " ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
