[Ailist] Additional thoughts on AI phases

[Ron Smith]

Cheri & others:

Nicely put, its a bit "trite" but I have always like the idea that
Michelangelo just "removed" what was not needed or what was in the way so to 
speak to create David.

I think businesses understand that the world is often "calling" for 
something. They think of it as "marketing" and in the few AI projects I have 
done, the corporate clients have easily moved into a place where they look 
for alignment and connection with a deeper purpose that combines what the 
world seems to be asking for, what they personally align with and what the 
organization is "poised" to step into at that moment. The discovery process 
seems to let the uneeded stone fall away so the positive core reveals 
itself.  Sometimes I pray that an organization would have a distinct soul or 
consciousness that would respond to the world  or a higher power telling it 
that "we love you just the way you are" ....... and you are destined for 
great things.

Cheri, I like your word "fluid" because managing change can feel herky jerky 
to these folks (me too!) and the idea that there may be a more fluid way to 
be is enticing. I also think there is something about the 4D's the 5I's and 
other models that tend to have us think that each phase is separate. The 
models help me organize my thoughts and the way a program will move along 
but I try to remember that Design and Destiny are not very distinct (more 
fluid eh!).

Saludos,

Ron Smith
Director, CELULA
Centro Experiencial de Liderazgo
Universidad Latinoamericana


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheri Torres" <cheri at mobileteamchallenge.com>
To: "'Bill Scott'" <wjs.consulting at shaw.ca>; <mukul.kumar at rogers.com>;
<ailist at lists.business.utah.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 7:25 AM
Subject: RE: [Ailist] AI Introduction


> Bill, Mukul, Amanda, and others:
>
> I am wondering about "Destiny" being framed as "tactics".  This sounds to
> me
> more like strategic planning and the mechanisms for achieving goals.
>
> I tend to think of Destiny as a more dynamic, fluid way of being in
> relationship with one another that "allows" the dream to emerge. Wondering
> if "systems" describes Design, then perhaps "relational dynamics"
> describes
> the Destiny that supports the systems design.
>
> Thoughts on this?
>
> Cheri
>
> Cheri B. Torres
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> [mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Scott
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:11 PM
> To: mukul.kumar at rogers.com; ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
> Subject: RE: [Ailist] AI Introduction
>
> Hello Mukul,
>
> I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond to you.
>
> Ultimately, I think business people will need to become more comfortable
> with the
> language of AI because there is some clear connection between the type of
> language
> being used and the philosophy that is AI. If they are uncomfortable with
> the
> language, will they be comfortable with the AI philosophy? In the
> meantime,
> there is
> a very pragmatic issue to be addressed.
>
> I recently took some training with Amanda Trosten-Bloom where this very
> subject of
> corporate comfort level with the language was discussed. Here are the
> terms
> she
> shared with us that may assist you (The bracketed information is my own
> addition to
> Amanda's thoughts:
>   *  Discover = looking backwards (over our history as an organization)
>   *  Positive Core = looking inwards (to determine what makes us a unique
> organization)
>   *  Dream = moving forward (with our vision of the future)
>   *  Design = identifying systems (to implement our goals)
>   *  Destiny = tactics (that can be used to implement our goals)
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Scott BSW, MBA
>
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