[Ailist] AI Introduction

[Lionel Boxer]

Yes.  Tactics implies a degree of contrived-choriography inspired by
excessive-wishful-thinking and strategic planners motivated by their
incentive packages, while destiny implies an objective based on the
holistic appreciation of all stakeholders and effects of the
organisation that should occur during an AI intervention.  (how does
that sound?)

I might discuss this at my free public presentation for the Sustainable
Living Festival on Friday at 2pm in Melbourne at Federation Square
(Swanston St and Flinders St). See: http://intergon.net/events.html

Lionel Boxer CD PhD MBA BTech(IndEng) - 0411267256
Research Fellow - lionel.boxer at rmit.edu.au
Centre for Management Quality Research
I am speaking at sustainable living festival 16Feb:
http://intergon.net/events.html
Free stuff: http://intergon.net/free.html
Upcoming events: http://intergon.net/events.html
Visit: http://www.nontoxiclife.com.au
>>> "Cheri Torres" <cheri at mobileteamchallenge.com> 13/02/07 12:25 AM >>>
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
 
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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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