Narratives
Iterative Solutions, or why planning 10,000 years ahead is a bad idea.
06.04.08 09:16
I was musing about the failure of the U.S.
government to come to terms with its
responsibility and obligation to fulfill on the
promise of long term high level radwaste storage
with my friends and mentors the other day. I was
struck by the concern that seems to be rampant
among the public, the responsible government
officials, and the scientific and technical
effort associated with the Yucca Mountain project
that we somehow provide a long term high level
radwaste storage solution that will be viable for
10,000 years.
Now maybe it's just me, but doesn't that strike you as ludicrous?
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Now maybe it's just me, but doesn't that strike you as ludicrous?
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Narrative Translation as a Function of Management
02.21.05 22:08
A critical role played by management in an
effective organization is that of narrative
translator. At one end of the employee spectrum
you have the individual contributors, those
employees that actually fulfill the promises of
the organization to deliver goods and services.
At the other end, you find the executives, the
President, the CEO, or within a division or
location, the Vice President. These are the
individuals that create and define the promises
that the organization makes, and wrap them up in
a story that defines the organization...
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