Jenifer,
Yes, and if you feel claustrophobic *reading* about Agile, let's imagine
how claustrophobic the people inside these 'agile' organizations feel...
...when they are told by an entirely well-meaning authority,
that they *must* "do" something, and even "be"
something...entirely /unfamilar/...without their explicit _consent_.
Is this or is this not the definition of a closed space?
And finally, my favorite question: Is OST actually a group-spiritual
practice?
Dan
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On 10/22/13 8:14 AM, Jenifer Toksvig wrote:
Re: [OSList] OST / Gaming Harrison, you said:
>> ... our conversation always seems to have (must have?) some frame
of reference with certain metaphors and images. [...] It is not so
much about right or wrong but rather capacity to communicate. <<
It's all about Story, yes, absolutely. I was just saying to Dan in an
email that I had never heard of Agile until this conversation, so I
went to read all about it... and then had to stop reading about it
because, as a story, it makes me feel claustrophobic. Especially as a
story that is being linked to OST.
OST is my guide in so many ways. It's my comparison story: the thing
against which I find myself measuring life stuff.
- because it's not a story. Oddly, I think I made that strong
connection with OST because it seems to me that it is just how things
are, rather than how anyone might want to say things are. Which is not
that odd at all, actually, now I come to think about it.
Although I am not in any way religious, perhaps those who are feel the
same way: that their belief system is not a story, but the core truth
of the world. It seems strange to me that they wouldn't challenge it
to make sure it isn't a story in disguise, though. I challenge OST
every day.
In fact, maybe that's what I mean by 'comparison'. I don't measure
life against it, so much as measure it against life, and I am
continuously delighted to find that it is simply a description of how
life happens, nothing more and nothing less.
How wonderful, how refreshing to find a true *description* in a world
full of takes and truths.
When I write stories, I think the characters already exist in the
place of potential, and all they do is choose me to be their conduit
onto the page; I'm the right conduit for a specific few. I am not at
all surprised that OST chose you. Thank you for being open to being
chosen, and for staying open when you recognised it for what it was.
Jen x
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