Tag Archives: Watzlawick

Natural explanation of evolving

Posted on 2018/10/25 by Lelie Jan

Is there a scientific explanation for the evolution from molecules to (wo)men? Yes there is, nature (or, “naturing nature”). The same processes that drives evolving: random behaviour, Brownian motion or ergodicity. Naturally, all processes consist of random behaviour. (Even your … Continue reading →

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How to improve group decision making – Be biased towards bias

Posted on 2017/11/21 by Lelie Jan

Bias is an universal given in decision making. Most drivers think they’re better then average drivers and most decision makers drive cars too. Just like crowded road brings the average speed down and irons out the extremes, so a group … Continue reading →

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Communication as the problem to the answer

Posted on 2017/09/25 by Jan Lelie

In answer to Groups as complex systems, excerpt from the ‘Social Dimension’ of Gaia Education’s online course in ‘Design for Sustainability’ https://medium.com/@designforsustainability/groups-as-complex-systems-db395f94d370 Biological, living systems and their derivatives (groups) create themselves through self-reference and perform autopoesis. We call autopoesis “complex … Continue reading →

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“Het is niet waar”

Posted on 2011/01/12 by Jan Lelie

Gisteren een leuke i-team avond bij het IMI (i-team bijeenkomsten zijn gefaciliteerde bijeenkomsten waar zeer diverse mensen zich buigen over het verrijken en verbeteren van ideeën van anderen) over concrete acties om Nederland beter te maken. De resultaten staan in … Continue reading →

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