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<p><b>Seeing things whole</b> leads to <b>making things whole</b>.
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The [[holoscope|<em>holoscope</em>]] begets the [[holotopia|<em>holotopia</em>]].</p>
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<p>We come to the [[holotopia|<em>holotopia</em>]] when we pursue a theme of interest with the help of the [[holoscope|<em>holoscope</em>]]. First we see that the way we normally look at that theme left something large and essential in the dark. When we illuminate that with the help of the [[holoscope|<em>holoscope</em>]], the result is an <em>insight</em>, and a reversal of the ways in which the interest is normally understood and pursued. The <em>federation</em> of the insight begins with a <em>story</em>, which is typically a [[vignette|<em>vignette</em>]] revealing the insight of a person who discovered it. It is completed by weaving that story with other related ones.  </p>
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<p>The Power Structure insight, which is introduced here, is really a combination of three closely related insights.</p>  
  
  
 
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<p>Switching the way of looking from problems to systems removes their "wickedness". Turns impotence into opportunity. A <em>wonderful</em> field of action opens up. This is <em>holotopia</em>'s empowerment in a nutshell.</p>
 
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<p>As illustrated by the ideogram above – "the whole" here is the <em>socio</em>-technical systems we are part of. See those things as tools of a new kind. If our best efforts are resulting in problems not solutions – should we not take a closer look at those 'tools'; see if <em>they</em> might causing us problems?</p>
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<p>A century ago the human creativity, or innovation, was focused on constructing machines. We now expand our vision, and focus our actin, on those much larger 'machines' – the socio-technical systems. And to the possibility to innovate on <em>that</em> scale. The effects (radical improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of human work) are likely to be comparable or larger.</p> 
 
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<p>"The whole" here – as illustrated in the above [[ideogram|<em>ideogram</em>]] – is the <em>socio</em>-technical systems we are part of. We see them as large-size 'machines', whose purpose is to take our daily work as input, and turn it into socially useful effects. If in spite of all the time the machines saved us, we still seem to be as busy as ever – should we not look at those 'machines' and see if <em>they</em> might be wasting our time? And if the result of our best efforts are problems rather than solutions – should we not see if those 'machines' might be causing those problems?</p>
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<p>The second insight, rendered by the <em>power structure</em> <em>keyword</em> and <em>ideogram</em> is that the <em>power structure</em> should best be considered as combining power interests with our ideas and with our own condition of wholeness. The point is that the power interests can modify both.</p>
 
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<p>Our society is lacking headlights, and steering and braking controls. Democracy is not possible!</p>  
 
 
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<p>The third insight is about the evolution of our institutions or socio-technical systems, or <em>power structures</em>: When guided by <em>egocenteredness</em>, or the "free competition", the <em>power structures</em> tend to evolve pathologically, as socio-cultural cancer...</p>
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<p>The remedy here is [[systemic innovation|<em>systemic innovation</em>]] – to innovate on the level of systems.</p>
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<p>We considered calling this insight "The systems, stupid!", which is a paraphrase of Bill Clinton's 1992 successful presidential campaign slogan, "The economy, stupid!".  It's <em>not</em> the economy. It's the <em>systems</em>! </p>
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<p>We considered calling this insight "The systems, stupid!", which is a paraphrase of Bill Clinton's 1992 successful presidential campaign slogan, "The economy, stupid!".  It's <em>not</em> the economy. It's the <em>systems</em>! Once this is understood, the old political agendas fade into oblivion – and completely new ones emerge and come to the forefront. This insight suggests why the <em>holotopia</em> is "the new red"...</p>
 
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<p>The story here is about Erich Jantsch, in the context of the Club of Rome's quest for the <em>solutionatique</em>. Norbert Wiener comes in first, to put the ball in play. Yes, our system lacks feedback, and steering. "The headlights are dim, and the steering and braking controls are dysfunctional", observed Engelbart. Jantsch then organized a team in Bellagio... </p>  
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 28 February 2020

Five Insights: Power Structure

Seeing things whole leads to making things whole. The holoscope begets the holotopia.

We come to the holotopia when we pursue a theme of interest with the help of the holoscope. First we see that the way we normally look at that theme left something large and essential in the dark. When we illuminate that with the help of the holoscope, the result is an insight, and a reversal of the ways in which the interest is normally understood and pursued. The federation of the insight begins with a story, which is typically a vignette revealing the insight of a person who discovered it. It is completed by weaving that story with other related ones.

The Power Structure insight, which is introduced here, is really a combination of three closely related insights.


Interests

  • Contemporary issues
  • Democracy
  • Innovation


Scope

System.jpeg

"The whole" here – as illustrated in the above ideogram – is the socio-technical systems we are part of. We see them as large-size 'machines', whose purpose is to take our daily work as input, and turn it into socially useful effects. If in spite of all the time the machines saved us, we still seem to be as busy as ever – should we not look at those 'machines' and see if they might be wasting our time? And if the result of our best efforts are problems rather than solutions – should we not see if those 'machines' might be causing those problems?


Insight

The view – how misconstructed, wasteful, defective, damaging... – our systems tend to be is breathtaking!

We considered calling this insight "The systems, stupid!", which is a paraphrase of Bill Clinton's 1992 successful presidential campaign slogan, "The economy, stupid!". It's not the economy. It's the systems!


Reversals

  • Contemporary issues: We just cannot solve our problems by working within the systems that created them!
  • Democracy: Imagine a bus with dysfuncti9onal steering and braking controls, and with candle headlights. That's our democracy... It's not only that we the people are not in control; nobody is!
  • Innovation: Scales to the systems in which we live and work. And not only – we also innovate on the small scale in ways that first of all secure that those large systems are alive and well.

Story

The story here is about Erich Jantsch, in the context of the Club of Rome's quest for the solutionatique. Norbert Wiener comes in first, to put the ball in play.


Keywords

systemic innovation

bootstrapping

Prototypes

The GcG and The CoZ

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