The Development of the Individual and the Movement of a Community
Posted on Mar 10th, 2006
by 
pashmina
pashmina
People (holons) collecting together pull the overall development of all persons within that collective up to where the ‘norm’ is. (Or in not so ideal cases, pulls them down.) The communal aspect of a person (a holon) is intrinsic to the evolutionary drive. It could be said that it is a determinant of the directionality of evolution itself.
If we allow for the emergence of integral in the collective, and let that grow, it would eventually become bigger than what is dominant now, and actually ‘pull’ others into integral. [‘grabs you by the neck and pulls you to that level’ KW in KC.] Both movement (or evolutionary drive), and the development of holons go hand in hand; they occur simultaneously. So if we desire to see integral succeed, (i.e. we want movement) then the people (holons) need to be given room to grow.
There is another aspect of community development that is also equally important but may be difficult to understand, which is leadership. I believe addressing leadership gets at the heart of integral organizational development. (Unlike the crap presented at IOL by applying the quadrants to (non-existent) social holons.)
There are three aspects to organizational or community development. The individual holons, the container for the collection of holons, and the leadership. All three have an influence on how the organization develops. The individual holons need to be developed individually (ILP), the container needs to be healthy (good systems/processes, adequate functions, etc.), and the leaders need tools to help along the other two.
WHO ARE THE LEADERS?
There are persons (holons) that are (or either naturally become) the ‘hubs’ or leaders of their community. These people must be given attention, and an extra set of tools to navigate new terrain as movement occurs. Perhaps we can also determine the hubs and nodes of the community by looking at the relationships between the holons and plotting those. The individuals that have not only the most number of connection, but also the most influential connections are the hubs.
If we allow for the emergence of integral in the collective, and let that grow, it would eventually become bigger than what is dominant now, and actually ‘pull’ others into integral. [‘grabs you by the neck and pulls you to that level’ KW in KC.] Both movement (or evolutionary drive), and the development of holons go hand in hand; they occur simultaneously. So if we desire to see integral succeed, (i.e. we want movement) then the people (holons) need to be given room to grow.
There is another aspect of community development that is also equally important but may be difficult to understand, which is leadership. I believe addressing leadership gets at the heart of integral organizational development. (Unlike the crap presented at IOL by applying the quadrants to (non-existent) social holons.)
There are three aspects to organizational or community development. The individual holons, the container for the collection of holons, and the leadership. All three have an influence on how the organization develops. The individual holons need to be developed individually (ILP), the container needs to be healthy (good systems/processes, adequate functions, etc.), and the leaders need tools to help along the other two.
WHO ARE THE LEADERS?
There are persons (holons) that are (or either naturally become) the ‘hubs’ or leaders of their community. These people must be given attention, and an extra set of tools to navigate new terrain as movement occurs. Perhaps we can also determine the hubs and nodes of the community by looking at the relationships between the holons and plotting those. The individuals that have not only the most number of connection, but also the most influential connections are the hubs.
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community
October 2006
What does “IOL” stand for?
integral organization leadership. i think.
Well that would totally make sense! Did you find this comment with your troll kolektor? Nevermind. Pashmina, you're a genius! Let us know what we can do to aid you.
yes, Pashmina is a genius. but she's not genius enough to immerse herself in the uber-world of Zaadz! :) hi Pashmina:)
let me correct myself. it's IOL = Integral Organizational Leadership
“There is another aspect of community development that is also equally important but may be difficult to understand, which is leadership. I believe addressing leadership gets at the heart of integral organizational development. (Unlike the crap presented at IOL by applying the quadrants to (non-existent) social holons.)”
but here's my gripe with this concept. i'll say this with Big Compassionate Balls. those who are already successful in their respective domains (e.g. Jack Welsh, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Brian Johnson, Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, Google founders, etc…) are already doing the integral (fluffy) thing. screw that .1% thing! integral CANNOT BE MONOPOLIZED!
they have been well-rounded by their “real-world” experiences instead of an uber-theoretical philosophy. it's good to have a good framework to get grounded with a more inclusive reality. but i think that these people only need an intro to IOL and they are the ones who will really kick ass. instead of those people who start with uber-theoretical stuff. IMHO.
hey~C4,
I AGREE!
Go out and do something, I say. Explore the territory. Stop staring at the damn map.