Can Organizations Learn? LO21398 -an Ant update...

Steve_Kelner@cqm.org
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:02:15 -0400

Replying to LO21378 --

Glen writes:

> Using "animal" models to express human behavior is walking on thin ice.
> Animal perception and cognition are at times extremely different, well at
> least I hope so in some cases...lol.

We use analogies because we do not understand the reality. If we knew
what happens, we would not have to describe it by what it resembles.
Psychology is particularly susceptible to this. So are many of us in this
listserv (including me).

Steve Kelner
Director of Educational and Advising Services
Center for Quality of Management
http://www.cqm.org

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