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Hi AnnaMarie,<br>
<br>
I wonder if Vermont warming recently.. ;)<br>
<br>
Ed Seykota is a well-known pioneer of "systems trading". He also
makes some assertions about physics that are controversial:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Seykota">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Seykota</a><br>
<br>
Here is an interview. He is a "trend-follower" aka a "Wave Rider"
according to our language here....<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.curatedalpha.com/2011/curated-interview-with-ed-seykota-from-market-wizards/">http://www.curatedalpha.com/2011/curated-interview-with-ed-seykota-from-market-wizards/</a><br>
<br>
This link provides info on the intimacy-centric model:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.seykota.com/tt/workshops/examples.html">http://www.seykota.com/tt/workshops/examples.html</a><br>
<br>
Here are some quotes from Ed Seykota:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/theeconomicrevolution/posts/200709843379330?stream_ref=10">https://www.facebook.com/theeconomicrevolution/posts/200709843379330?stream_ref=10</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ed_Seykota">http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ed_Seykota</a><br>
<br>
Exploring the site <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.TradingTribe.com">www.TradingTribe.com</a>, especially
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.seykota.com/tt/ground_rules/default.html">http://www.seykota.com/tt/ground_rules/default.html</a>, might be
interesting. If you send an email question per Ground Rules, the
question appears with an answer in FAQ...<br>
<br>
Sample Ground-Rules (fragment):<br>
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<p style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"
class="auto-style7" align="center">FAQ does not ...make
predictions,</p>
<p style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"
class="auto-style7" align="center">or tell people what they should
do</p>
<p style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"
class="auto-style7" align="center">or make up reasons for things</p>
<p style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"
class="auto-style7" align="center">or judge right or wrong</p>
<p style="word-spacing: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"
class="auto-style7" align="center">or answer "why" questions</p>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/27/14 8:54 AM, Annamarie Pluhar
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote
cite="mid:593603E8-3F29-4104-88A4-8A8AC796419E@pluharconsulting.com"
type="cite">Daniel -
<br>
<br>
I find that model most interesting. Simple and communicates
clearly. I had not heard of Ed Seykota - found some of him on the
web. Found the page for his book.. , <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://39thday.com/#">http://39thday.com/#</a>
<br>
Do you have a link for that model?
<br>
<br>
Thanks
<br>
<br>
<br>
Annamarie
<br>
<br>
On 26 Apr 2014, at 9:59, Daniel Mezick wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">There is a fellow named Ed Seykota. He
innovates. He has 2 pairs of models: a pair for 1-to-1
relationships, and a pair for group & system level
relationships. His models confirm and align with the
philosophies and assumptions which form the foundation of Open
Space:
<br>
<br>
·All systems are open
<br>
<br>
·All systems are self-organizing
<br>
<br>
The Models
<br>
<br>
(1) *intimacy-centric*and *control-centric*models for
relationships;
<br>
In a control-centric relationship, the parties go for control.
They use manipulation, force, threats, guilt, etc. to get each
other to "behave" properly. In an intimacy-centric
relationship, the parties go for connection. Every event
becomes an opportunity to become closer and more intimate.
<br>
<br>
<br>
(2) *causal*and *system*models for dynamic behavior.
<br>
In the causal model, we have a cause and an effect. You flip
the switch and the light goes on. In the system model, you have
inter-relating elements that co-evolve as their effects on each
other change. Some examples of systems are a thermostat that
intends to keep the temperature in the room constant and a
futures market that intends to find a price that balances
supply, demand and other speculative interests. Politicians
typically apply the causal model to economic situations so as to
find a convenient "cause" that justifies expenditures on their
pet projects.
<br>
<br>
Now, what is interesting & concerning (to me) is the way the
so-called Agile institutions tacitly support the control-centric
model for relationships and the causal model for dynamic
behavior, in Agile adoptions. Throughout the world.
<br>
<br>
I am an Agile consultant. I choose to focus my attention on
finding ways to reduce the number of coaching days, such that
organizations can reach a state of self-sustaining,
"freestanding" agility faster. And here is what I have
discovered: to speed up the process of change, the people in the
situation have to actually /consent/ to the change. They must be
/willing/. They must be choosing /freely/. High Performance in
Agile adoptions is a function of /opt-in willingness to proceed/
on the part of the people who actually do the work.
<br>
<br>
Sound familiar?
<br>
<br>
Typical Agile adoptions today are implemented as imposed and
mandated process change. By "management". By "formally
authorized leadership." This is the control-centric model for
relationships.
<br>
<br>
Typical Agile adoptions today are implemented as imposed,
mandated process change. The assumption is that if we can just
"make them do this or that", we can "cause" improvement in the
organization. This is the causal model for system behavior.
<br>
<br>
This is a very serious problem in our world, and one that the
so-called Agile institutions are just not addressing. The Agile
Alliance, for example, has various policy statements. Yet the
Agile Alliance has no policy statement whatsoever regarding the
harmful, mandated imposition of Agile practices. This amounts to
a rubber-stamping of the control-centric, causal, imposed-Agile
"status quo" that we see in the world today.
<br>
<br>
Open Space can help with Agile adoptions, but only if the
Facilitator is unwilling to implement the control-centric model
for relationships, and only if the Facilitator is unwilling to
implement the causal model for social-system behavior.
Well-intentioned management often just does not see it that way.
<br>
<br>
I'm concerned that we are entering a period where, absent any
clear position statement on mandated-Agile from the so-called
Agile institutions, we can expect trouble in the way Open Space
evolves in the Agile-adoption marketplace. As Open Space
Facilitators, we (and we alone) are in a position to maintain
the sanctity of Open Space, and prevent it from becoming a tool
of manipulation and control in Agile adoptions.
<br>
<br>
Daniel
<br>
<br>
Related Link: The Agile Imposition
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://martinfowler.com/bliki/AgileImposition.html">http://martinfowler.com/bliki/AgileImposition.html</a>
<br>
<br>
Related Link: Sample Agile Alliance policy statement on
certification
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.agilealliance.org/news/agile-certification-a-position-statement/">http://www.agilealliance.org/news/agile-certification-a-position-statement/</a>
<br>
<br>
Control vs Intimacy Model for 1-to-1 Relationships; Causal vs
System Model for Groups
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.seykota.com/tt/workshops/examples.html">http://www.seykota.com/tt/workshops/examples.html</a>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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