Doesn't the most dangerous knowledge often come from having a blind spot to the danger? That's often the problem when people dont recognize the meaning of changes in scale or kind, like looking for 'bigger' solutions (the bigger bomb or bigger shovel approach) when the nature of the problem changes unexpectedly with scale.
Would you include that in your problem statement? Phil Henshaw > -----Original Message----- > From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On > Behalf Of Steve Smith > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 4:13 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] What to do with knowledge > > I believe this is an important but subtle topic that deserves much more > discussion. > > I believe that the sfComplex should host a series of live discussions, > probably starting with a Panel presentation by a handful of people > representing differing but well-considered points of view. > > I have been considering this since we opened our doors in June, but > find > that it is a very difficult topic. Perhaps the most difficult is the > polarization that seems to come with it. I have a lot of strong > opinions on this subject, some of which I've begun to try to share > here. This thread (and the one it emerged from) have tapped a few of > the ideas and opinions that need to be discussed. > > We would need a format and possibly a good moderator to help avoid the > many opportunities for spinning out. > > Ideas, issues, topics are welcome. > > - Steve > > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
