Replying to LO26745 --
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Hello Felicia,
without reading the other replies and bombarding myself as any industry
expert, i'd argue: both.
A mission is what somebody with a prefered learning style called "doing"
or actions and the concrete needs from a vision (see the chapter "The
wheel of Learning" in the LO Fieldbook).
A vision is what somebody with a prefered learning style called
"connecting" or refections and the abstract wants from a mission. mission
and vision are two sides of one four-side coin, the other two being
"values" and "strategy". Ideally we should strive to make cycles -
values--> vision --> strategy --> mission --> values, but because
everybody has his or hers preferences ("Addiction"), because some
situations prefer some preference ("Success to the Successful"), most
people are under stress ("Shifting the Burden") and not everybody has
learned to accomodate or accept ones "self" ("Growth and
Underinvestment"), we start to argue vision over mission or vice versa and
get lost. (these are the archetypes from ST i connect to the problems
that come with development).
I prefer the picture of a mandala: a square with the four sides and a
circle between the corners. Something like this:
. Principles
. Strategy ----------- Vision
. | |
. Laws | | Meaning
. | |
. Mission -------------- Values
. Stories
[Host's Note: Jan, I had to edit the figure just a bit. Hope I got it
right! ..Rick]
The question then becomes: what is in the centre?
Kind regards,
Jan
Felicia Stewart wrote:
> Can you please contribute your thoughts re the following statement:
> "missions and visions are virtually the same thing". Do you know of any
> industry experts that argue for or against?
-- With kind regards - met vriendelijke groeten,Jan Lelie
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