Robert Paterson: Knowledge/RelationshpsHow is knowledge really created and built uponMarriage - Another Ptolemaic Construct- August 6, 2003 As the debate about Gay Marriage builds, I wonder what is the "natural state of marriage". Much of what I read in our local paper righteously informs me that Jesus, God and the church determine what marriage is all about. In short in this view, marriage is a union of one man and one woman whose role is to have children. Just for fun, let's explore the history of the union of adults a bit further than the few thousand year perspective that the CW allows for. For most of the 4 million years that.http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/categories/knowledgeRelationshps/2003/08/06.html#a712 Social Capital - Are we at the edge of a Copernican revolution in OD- August 6, 2003 A theme of my posting is to examine why so many people today are so deeply unhappy about their work life. Recently I have been looking at our need to have a higher purpose and at our need to have a more collegial relationship in the hierarchy. I have posted two great articles by Ross Mayfield below because it seems clear to me that we have another basic flaw in how we organize - except for the military who have never forgotten - we are mainly are ignorant of the inherent numbers and...http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/categories/knowledgeRelationshps/2003/08/06.html#a711 (Untitled)- August 6, 2003 The Network is the People. So I won the little bet, but there is little reason to gloat. You will recall that the reason I took the bet was the first point. Power laws exist when ties are weak. Say, with Clay's dinner money. We are all fascinated by the search prospects of weak ties, realizing how loosely connected we all are and that the horizon is not that far away. But what is of value is ties that are strong, real relationships. Private Referral Networks, like LinkedIn, work because they..http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/categories/knowledgeRelationshps/2003/08/06.html#a709 (Untitled)- August 5, 2003 The anti-gay bandwagon and American politics. I got a few very thoughtful emails from Megan about the anti-gay bandwagon and American politics today. First of all, I think it's sad seeing the Pope and American politicians taking positions against gay rights and I strongly believe in gay marriages. MeganOne interesting point is that some of the discussion here in the US right now is about polling. Lots of people get so caught up in the polling --- yet, 35 years ago when it was still illegal...http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/categories/knowledgeRelationshps/2003/08/05.html#a707 |