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Directions for Life in Perpetual Beta
We used to come up with big plans of the destinations we wanted to get to. Overspecifying in the midst of complexity. Then we switched to just reacting to whatever came. What can happen if we remix these two strategies together? Can we move in the same direction? We call this Directions v Destinations. Are you so focused on a destination that you miss the opportunity in front of you to move forward together? Are you so emergent that you can’t move with purpose?
See Melissa’s 2010 documentary film Life in Perpetual Beta about this contextual shift from the switch from making plans to taking opportunities.
We can talk about directions. Dynamic Alignment, relationally, allows us to move in the same direction with our collaborators, even if we can’t agree on a final vision or complete the image of where we want to get to (and if we want to do something more strategic than just reacting). What step to take next doesn’t require us to know where we will finish yet is guided by a shared sense of the way forward.
We too easily focus on where we don’t have alignment on our goals together. Where can you find alignment to work with and then invite it to evolve dynamically in time?
Directions for Life in Perpetual Beta
We used to come up with big plans of the destinations we wanted to get to. Overspecifying in the midst of complexity. Then we switched to just reacting to whatever came. What can happen if we remix these two strategies together? Can we move in the same direction? We call this Directions v Destinations. Are you so focused on a destination that you miss the opportunity in front of you to move forward together? Are you so emergent that you can’t move with purpose?
See Melissa’s 2010 documentary film Life in Perpetual Beta about this contextual shift from the switch from making plans to taking opportunities.
We can talk about directions. Dynamic Alignment, relationally, allows us to move in the same direction with our collaborators, even if we can’t agree on a final vision or complete the image of where we want to get to (and if we want to do something more strategic than just reacting). What step to take next doesn’t require us to know where we will finish yet is guided by a shared sense of the way forward.
We too easily focus on where we don’t have alignment on our goals together. Where can you find alignment to work with and then invite it to evolve dynamically in time?