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New Possibilities An article on "small worlds" suggests that in systems in which there is very little direct connection among components, establishment of just a very few new connections cutting across the system in various ways can link up previously remote components. These short cuts on connectivity create brand new structures, and new channels of "information" in the system. This seems to indicate a crucial role of leaders in encouraging new connections in the organization and that these new connections need not be elaborate affairs. These connectivities can lead to enormous information dissemination that lends adaptive advantages to the systems. June 4 article in Nature by Duncan Watts and Steven Strogatz. Discussion about the responsibility of the leaders for managing anxiety and providing "safe passage" for people and the organization in turbulent times. Issue is how do leaders deal with change for themselves and others in their organization. A new image was suggested by a group member. "One of the images that I have been playing around with is that of surfing, in which one doesn’t create a "safe" place but rides waves at their crest by learning, and helping others learn, a new way to balance oneself on the unbalanced waves. But this takes a lot of practice and one is quite clumsy at first."
Digest by Curt Lindberg
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