Monday, September 05, 2005
Blame has begun, but it's a fool's game.
We need deeper understanding of the systems that led to this crisis. Improvements will come, not from arguing and assigning blame, but from conversation, listening and a search for meaning and insights.
Systems thinking teaches us that there is no outside, no inside, no up, no down. We are all interconnected.
The cause of our problems are part of a larger system that extends beyond the people we are so quick to blame.
Poorly designed systems, not incompetent or unmotivated individuals, create most organizational failures. And so it is with the slow response to Katrina.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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New Orleans: Blame
