At 11:19 AM 5/31/2010, Charles Matthews wrote: >[...] remedies - for a bigger picture >- have the disadvantages of requiring a great deal of investment of >time. I believe I have tried a number of those, without yet getting a >complete view of the elephant.
Right. Sensible. There is a solution to that, which is structured discussion and investigation. Deliberative process, where each issue involved is examined carefully. Yes. It takes a lot of time, but with good structure, it's a collective effort and very practical. Without good structure, it's basically impossible. And what we get is one effort after another, never completely examined, rejected or fought over without ever finding true consensus, which represents, in the end, much more "waste of time," whereas effort to find consensus, done intelligently -- which often requires some skilled facilitation or process assistance -- isn't wasted. It builds something that will last. The blind men can come up with a complete description of the elephant if they trust each other's good faith, and move around just a little bit, so that each one gets more than one "view." It is only when they insist that their own experience must be all-encompassing that they fail to grasp the truth. What do you get when you can see from more than one point of view at a time? _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
