by Edwin L. Young, PhD
Written during the years from 1993 through 1995
TABLE OF LESSONS FOR
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENCOMPASSING ENVIRONMENT
With the topic of Encompassing
Environments, the topmost part of the 'Duplex Pyramid' is being addressed. Using
this perspective, we can better understand global and historical forces that influence the
effectiveness of the organization. Conceptually, the encompassing environment
is very abstract and remote from everyday observation. Yet, some of our most
persistently destructive patterns in organizations can only be remedied when we begin to
truly understand this top level set of influences. To help in understanding these
global, historical influences, the following eight lessons were developed.
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and go directly to the
respective presentation slide show for the lesson:
1. Perspectives on Geo-History
2. Forces Shaping
Modern Metropolitan Community Life
3. The Effects of the
Factory Model
on Government, Education, Justice, Economics and
the American Character
4.
Separatism,
Politics and the Descent into Cultural Insensitivity
5.
Estrangement,
Adversarial Law, Litigious ness, Alarmist Media
and the Political Descent into a Cultural Mentality of Revenge
6. The
Commons versus
the Prisoner's Dilemma and How they Maintain a
Counter-Productive Justice System
7.
Economics,
Agencies and Dis-Empowering.
Structures
within Cultures That Are in
Crisis:
The Great Colliding Polarities
Our global
encompassing environment today can be described as a culture in crisis. It is this
encompassing environment within which individual personalities are formed.
There are colliding polarities in our culture which are having a determinative
influence on the quality of our individual and corporate life. Below are some of these
polarities that are eroding our culture today. This topic on
encompassing environments explores the nature of our culture in crisis and its effects
on our organizations and individual lives.
Profit Vs
Exploitation
Success Vs Integrity
Rivalry Vs Collaboration
Separatism Vs Universalism
Outcome Vs Process
Law Vs Love
Authority Vs Egalitarian Democracy
Coercion Vs Care
Control Vs Guidance
Rule Vs Judgment
Punishment Vs Correction
Superstition Vs Science
Conformity Vs Individuality
Discrimination Vs Acceptance
Ostracism Vs Understanding
Individualism Vs Community
Regimentation Vs Maturation
Care Taking Vs Empowering
ENCOMPASSING ENVIRONMENT
EXTERNAL
STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
INTERNAL
STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
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