A Recurring Theme in These Pages

The Dungeon Entrance problem from the previous post will be a recurring theme in these pages. It is about the relationship of the individual to the larger system, and it will show up in two ways. The first is the one described above, in which an individual struggles to understand the system in which he or she resides.  The second has to do with how we position our selves mentally in relation to complex systems. The post enlightenment method is to stand at a distance from the system and study it third person. This method likes numbers, diagrams, calculus, statistics. It likes to generalize and classify. For information it turns to instruments.  It is epitomized by science, and has brought us an age of plenty.  I will refer to this method as the process approach. The second method is a first-person approach. It likes narratives. It likes words, colors, sounds and their arrangements. It trusts human senses and attends to not only what those senses perceive, but also how we feel about what we perceive.  I will refer to this as the design approach.  Both are powerful. Both have enormous potential to improve human existence. Both have limitations. They are hard to do at the same time, but as I will make clear, both must be interwoven to completely successful at overthrowing how enterprises think about talent..