http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/ ISCE: Complex-M Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:03 GMT toml1777@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2108 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2108 You're all so quiet. I attended a seminar this morning on Facilitation. At the heart of the process I learned this morning is something called 'Gap Analysis'. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:36:49 GMT mmbtupr@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2107 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2107 from Lewis L. Smith Ref Jon's post of 21 Nov, above thread. For my perception of how economics relates to other disciplines, see the section "Perceptions of Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:21:31 GMT Jon Bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2106 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2106 Lewis, I know we touched on and circled these issues before. But I would like to know how you see economics as related to other disciplines. What does it mean Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:05:11 GMT shumate http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2105 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2105 Be patient Frank. Deborah Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:20:40 GMT Jon Bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2104 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2104 Couldn't help sharing this link on the lighter side. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html Jon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:11 GMT Jon Bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2103 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2103 Frank, I'd like to hear more about problem solving in social, organizational settings. Toyota uses a technique of asking why the problem exists 7 times. And Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:06:39 GMT Jon Bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2102 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2102 Lewis, The practical problems that inspired your comments flow from the same stream that flowed through the minds of these past thinkers. They ,too, were Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:40:48 GMT mmbtupr@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2101 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2101 from Lewis L. Smith In his post of 19 November, Frank Smits says >> "... unless I manage to frame the insights that one can gain from complexity Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:14:24 GMT Frank Smits (Symphoenix Ltd) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2100 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2100 All, I remain mainly a lurker these days, but they issue you address here, Lewis, is at the heart of what I am involved in these days. I have a background in Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:03:28 GMT mmbtupr@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2099 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2099 from Lewis L. Smith Thanks to Jon in his post of 14 Nov for relating my conjectures to those of greater minds than mine. However, my actual motivation in Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:39:52 GMT Jon Bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2098 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2098 Deb, I think you were on the right track about lightening up. I think we forget sometime that ideas come from people. There is, after all, a fuzzy boundary Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:57:54 GMT shumate http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2097 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2097 Well, I learned a new fact Jon. Had no idea I was quoting from the book of Ecclesiastes. Just thought it an old adage that made perfect sense. The triangle is Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:47:08 GMT Jon Bennett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2096 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2096 Deb, I'm not sure I understand the Maslow connection to this post on symbol and realty. But I see you've quoted the Bible again, "Nothing new under the sun", Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:40:39 GMT shumate http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2095 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2095 It all comes down to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Leisure is at the top. All basic needs met. Nothing new under the sun. Deb Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:27:29 GMT shumate http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2094 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISCE_complex-M/message/2094 Things to Ponder: This really is interesting....... Just keep scrolling down. This is very interesting! After reading it, you'll go 'duh, I didn't know that.'