September 29, 2009
CCK09 – new headings?
Posted by heli under network | Tags: CCK09, groupthink, groupthinking |1 Comment
We are studying groups and networks and I am wondering why just these concepts. Stephen’s image shows that groups are bad and networks are good and up-to-date. I can follow the purpose and understand the differences, but I totally disagree with using group in this connection. I am searching new headings for the description:
- Institution versus Open virtual community
- Energy diminishing versus Energy fostering culture
- Restriction versus Empowerment
- Normal and realistic versus Ideal world
Groupthink means thinking in same way and stopping critics, but the group as such can be whatever. It is good to remember groupthink in order to avoid it. You have to allow diversity, autonomy, openness and distributed democracy for this purpose. Perhaps Stephen means just this: if the left heading were groupthink I could follow it.
But anyway I miss something about energy or empowerment to the right side: knowledge emerges in open, supportive, respective culture. I use Stephen’s Seven Habits as learning material. Is there something about energy? Flow? But who are highly connected people? They must have all those seven attributes and … what else?
How about groupthink in CCK09 – can we see it somewhere?
September 30th, 2009 at 6:05 am
I have often thought about the energy, the flow etc. Yes, in the network, the flow could be important – the multiplier effect under economics. Sorry for my fast pace. It’s all based on the insights got from the networks, from you….
And I am so thankful.
Here is my perception on the group versus network http://suifaijohnmak.wordpress.com
It’s interesting to see that most organisatins are still working in groups, except those relatively few one-man/woman band or sole trader (network is possible then). Team working is still praised as the supreme in any organisation, otherwise, it is very difficult to “thrive” or survive… May be this is a changing moment, but I don’t see the upside down organisation emerged as yet! Still a rhetoric with networks?
[Reply]