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<div class="page-header" ><h1>Five Insights: Power Structure</h1></div>
 
<div class="page-header" ><h1>Five Insights: Power Structure</h1></div>
  
<b>Seeing things whole</b> leads to <b>making things whole</b>.
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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>
The overall basic insight is that [[holoscope|<em>holoscope</em>]] begets [[holotopia|<em>holotopia</em>]]. When we begin to use knowledge to show us what we don't see, so that we may see a theme or an issue as a whole, a vision of a world on the brink of change results; and of a whole new order of things, which is ready to emerge. We call the emerging order of things the [[holotopia|<em>holotopia</em>]]. The [[five insights|<em>five insights</em>]] are selected as sufficient to see 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>
  
 
<p>The Power Structure insight, which is introduced here, is really a combination of three closely related insights.</p>  
 
<p>The Power Structure insight, which is introduced here, is really a combination of three closely related insights.</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.</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>
<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. We see the tools ... 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> 
 
<p>Think of them as super-mechanisms, which take our daily work as input, and produce ... output. If the effect is problems not solutions – should we not...</p>
 
<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>
 
<p>Imagine a bus without steering and braking controls, and with candle headlights. That's our democracy...</p>
 
<p>We <em>cannot</em> solve our problems by working within the systems that created them.</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>
 
<p>Our society is lacking headlights, and steering and braking controls. Democracy is not possible!</p>  
 
 
 
 
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<p>The view – how misconstructed, wasteful, defective, damaging... – our systems tend to be is breath-taking!</p>
<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>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. If you ever wondered why the <em>holotopia</em> is "the new red"... and "the new green"...</p>  
<p>The enemy is the system – which is us! There is nobody to blame. Re-evolution is the way. </p>  
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<p>Imagine a bus without steering and braking controls, and with candle headlights. That's our democracy...</p>  
<p>Instead of trusting "the invisible hand" – we consider ourselves liable for systemic wholeness. We use our creative powers NOT as the market demands – but to ensure systemic wholeness.</p>
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<p>We just <em>cannot</em> solve our problems by working within the systems that created them!</p>  
 
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Revision as of 10:40, 28 February 2020

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?


Scope

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

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! Once this is understood, the old political agendas fade into oblivion – and completely new ones emerge and come to the forefront. If you ever wondered why the holotopia is "the new red"... and "the new green"...

Imagine a bus without steering and braking controls, and with candle headlights. That's our democracy...

We just cannot solve our problems by working within the systems that created them!


Consequences

  • Global issues
  • Justice: xxx TBA...
  • Democracy
  • Innovation

The bottom line

And if this may seem all too complex, here is a way to make it simple. Very simple!

Vibeke didn't like this (private joke of mine), yet she may...

 
But seek ye first the systemic wholeness,
in all matters and on all levels detail; and all these
things shall be added unto you.


Resolution

Wholeness as value; and systemic innovation.

In a bit more detail: Look at the two synergistic relationships with the two bottom-line insights. The point is to see knowledge as a systemic component – not as a DESCRIPTION of "reality". The natural next step is to create a system which federates knowledge by turning insights into systemic change. The practical method is to create a prototype and a transdiscipline around it.

The connection with the Narrow Frame insight: We learn to see things in new ways – and see what they may lack to be whole.


Formulation

Text


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. 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...


Prototypes

The GcG and The CoZ