Why do we want learning organizations? LO30649

From: Don Dwiggins (d.l.dwiggins@computer.org)
Date: 10/04/03


Replying to LO30512 --

Jan Lelie writes in LO30512:

> Organizations - i have learned long ago - are like pyramids. A large base
> having a small, lonely top. What's inside a pyramid? Dead bodies, called
> mummies. These pyramids we've build ourselves, are going to burry us.

> The solution is not to not-organize, mind you. The solution is in
> something that is being overlooked by organisations, almost forgotten, is
> hidden, it is an ability we all used to have but that's poorly developed
> as we didn't need it in an organisation. Even worse, organisations hate it
> and try to eradicate it. Can you spot it?

I'm not sure, but I'll offer a candidate: ubuntu (see for example
http://www.ivow.net/ubuntu.html ). If I'm wrong, I'd like to hear your
take on how it relates to "the" "right" answer.

Thanks for the stimulus,
Don

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