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The Problem with the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom Hierarchy
The perceived need to learn something new is inversely proportional to the rank of a manager. Those at the top feel obliged to pretend to omniscience, and therefore refuse to learn anything new even if the cost of doing so is success.
Russell Ackoff • The Systems Thinker – A Lifetime of Systems Thinking - The Systems Thinker
The fundamental characteristics of the opposite ends of this spectrum are very different. Data, on one end of the spectrum, is separable, objective, linear, mechanistic, and abundant. On the other end of the spectrum, wisdom is holistic, subjective, spiritual, conceptual, creative and scarce.
Dee Hock • DATA TO WISDOM - Dee W Hock
-Is there a better way of proposing, collaborating, and working towards common goals?-Why has our governance and the political model remained the same for many years? Because is it the best way or are there better ways of doing things?-Is the pyramid structure the best model to manage country, military, or corporations? Is there an alternative?-Wou... See more
Medium • Origins of Self Organizing Organizations—Agile, Holacracy, DAOs—My Thoughts and Philosophy
