ENSEMBLES
CONCEPTS
TEMENOS
FAIRNESS
INTEGRATION
FUNCTIONALITY
BENEFITS
ART
BUSINESS
CREATIVITY
INNOVATION
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CONTENT SRUCTURE
I use the word 'ensemble' to mean a pattern of interactive principles.
These patterns may repeat on various scales and may be discovered in any area of thought.
All complex use of principles are ensembles of interactive potentially improvisational patterns
metaphorically comparable to jazz groups. They are not separate stand alone ideas. They
have distinct patterns of interaction with other principles, but may be interactive in many
different combinations. Intention or purpose determines the choice of principles and how they
interact.
Unfortunately, for purposes of apparent simplicity, expediency, and control, these patterns
are traditionally truncated into many thousands of deceptively helpful shortcuts. Cultural
habituation and inhibition often render these truncations and their unintended consequences
functionally invisible. I am not challenging the vital and important value of social
habituation and inhibition as a stabilizing necessity in societies. I am pointing out
that there are largely unchallenged and serious mistakes propagating and continuing to evolve
in sophistication within all human cultures. These crippling patterns function down to the
most fundamental mental structures of our intelligence.
That is also where the most leverage is available for repair. Each of us is
the necessary starting point. Our individual minds are the only place where we have
significant leverage and influence. To the extent that individuals repair these structures in
their own minds and retrieve the leveraging capabilities of integrated patterns of thought,
teamwork leverages also improve in many ways.
The content of this site will appear in hyperlinked outline form at first
and open up into a few fairly natural patterns beyond linear. It will link with several
other sites with more specific, concrete, and enjoyable examples and explanations to demonstrate
further integration. To the left, a few critical ensembles are listed and linked to groups of
related short intro articles.
The first priority within this site is to discover and use fair-minded patterns of
interaction to facilitate openness, and interactive flexibility within our individual minds,
and respect based courtesy and standards of fairness to allow extension into group
activities and purpose oriented cooperation. Without our individual ability to think this
way within ourselves we cannot expect to be very successful opening up the communication and
establishing teamwork with others. I am calling this a 'TEMENOS' derived interactive model.'
I also refer to it as 'The Cooperation Model' because it is shorter and descriptive of the
positive aspect within a functional range of social intentions.
It is possible to further extend these patterns of social interaction into what I call 'Open
Teamwork.' This also opens up the possibility of expanding some currently valuable social
constructs into what I call 'Open Resource Pools.' There are many functional and valuable
examples of both these patterns of interaction on small scales. Better understanding of the
necessary social relationships may allow considerable, maybe indefinite, expansion of group
size.
Fairness has many unexpected leverages. The content of
this site is structured to build insight into the amazing results
of raising the standards of fairness. Fairness is a major key to
building an open integrative, creative and innovative mind.
Unfairness builds a box for you as well as for those you would
control.
A parallel pattern of 'open comparison' between fairness and mental
release will be discussed. Exploration of how this mental freedom
can be leveraged when others also understand and team up will hopefully
emerge.
This website is only for those who have optimistic expectations
for their minds. For those in agreement that a more open
integrated mind is more creative, innovative, and enjoyable to
build, and that it increases the possibilities for minimized social conflict,
welcome! For those who thrive on stress and
conflict, this is the wrong place!
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