Scene 3 The Politics of System Processes
All organic systems—from the split-leaf
philodendron to the common earthworm to
General Motors—engage in similar system
processes. They individuate, integrate,
differentiate, and homogenize. What distinguishes
human systems from all other organic systems is
that we think about these processes, we believe in
them, we attach value to them, we politicize them,
we favor one over the other.
54 Huddlers and Humanists . . . Enough With Consensus!
Some Words of Caution for Those Who Worship Togetherness Sometimes we like huddling— thinking together, planning together, deciding together. And sometimes we believe in huddling. Together is the way we should think, plan, decide everything.
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