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The Rule of Structure

In: Open Source Leadership

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  • Leslie Gadman

    (London South Bank University)

  • Cary Cooper

    (Lancaster University)

Abstract

This fourth universal “rule of structure” is the emergent and transformative product of the synergistic interaction of attention, awareness and intention. It is the emergent product of this synergistic interaction between the three rules that enables the manifestation of our dreams into something (some-thing). You will recall our example, in Chapter 6, of the elements existing in the non-table world that synergistically interact to form the emergent table structure. Every element exists everywhere and converges at a point in space and time through synergistic interactions that produce the emergent table structure, which offers you a surface on which to place your vase of flowers or glass of wine. That’s why we find the Bushmen and women of the Kalahari region using the same methods to produce fire that the German engineers at VW use to product heat for a diesel engine to ignite fuel. All the elements exist in the infinite space of the universe but it takes attention, awareness and intention to form a structure fit for its specific purpose. After all, how many of us have refused to use a screwdriver to open a paint can because it is only meant for screwing things? Structures transform our needs and dreams into things and it is through structure that the focus of our attention, awareness and intention takes shape and emerges as real products. Structure is the creative emergence of your dreams through synergistic interactions within and between networks of people with a common sense of purpose.

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  • Leslie Gadman & Cary Cooper, 2009. "The Rule of Structure," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Open Source Leadership, chapter 0, pages 127-146, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-23680-6_8
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230236806_8
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