Peronal implicatons: qseizing the dayq

New Paradigms via a Renewed Set of Prefixes: Dependence of international policy-making on an array of operational terms (Part #10)

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It is through the above array that the day is seized and the challenge of Carpe Diem is taken up. Not only is it a framework through which the world is observed and "read" (a grille de lecture) but it is effectively a conceptual (if not an existential) "exoskeleton" that empowers and enhances capacities to interact with "reality". As such it is a basic determinant of operacy as explored by Edward de Bono through two books: Six Thinking Hats (1987) and Six Action Shoes (1991). Operacy is the skill of action, of getting things done and making things happen -- which he equates with literacy and numeracy. They build on a well-publicized series of his earlier books dealing with creative approaches to problem-solving, notably in corporate policy-making environments. He argues that, to get a well-rounded view, a committee needs to look at issues wearing a succession of colour-coded hats (or shoes), corresponding to different styles of thought (or action).

This enhanced ability to navigate reality might be usefully discussed as a conceptual analogue to proprioception, itself currently of great interest in the physical fitness industry:

"Understanding how movement affects efficiency can lead to understanding how the body communicates with itself. The strong influence of yoga, martial-arts-based programs and other whole-body programs has swung the door open for more program possibilities. With the new emphasis on creating a connection between mind, body, spirit and emotion, body awareness represents the next frontier of movement education." [more]

Proprioception may be understood as an automatic sensitivity mechanism in the body that sends messages through the central nervous system. Unconscious initially, human beings can "train" for proprioception in the quest for efficient everyday movements. Through conscious appreciation and cognitive processing of the body's position in space, the central nervous system and sensory receptors can be conditioned to be more responsive to length and tension in the muscles and tendons. [more]

The array may then be understood as a system of operations and operators for defining, processing and consuming reality -- and for farming, mining and exploiting it. As such it can be "played". like an organ or any other complex musical instrument. This is the skill deployed by experienced negotiators. Some of the implications of this have been explored in an earlier paper (Navigating Alternative Conceptual Realities: clues to the dynamics of enacting new paradigms through movement, 2002)

For Arnold Keyserling (1999): "Wisdom is the ability to live in a chaotic world. It requires the "knowledge behind the knowledge," which means an understanding of the hardware of the mind, its structure, as opposed to the software - the particular languages, sciences, and religions which the mind creates." [more] The process might be described in terms of "grokking" (see Authentic Grokking: Emergence of Homo conjugens, 2003) involving the enactivism explored by Francisco Varela and others (1991, 1987)

In practice the above array can be seen at work in relation to any theme by which the international community is "seized". Whether it be water, women, rust, or refugees, the array operators gets applied: protest, propositons, consumption, etc. The pattern of their application constitutes a system with whose component operations different groups may be associated.

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