Lee Bloomquist lbloomquist@mcimail.com asks:
> Does anyone here know of a system of competition in an organization
> where the only action by which it's possible to win is the action
> of cooperating with team partners?
Academic research seems to be based on that premise. The success or new
insights of one "team" or individual when published in the academic
literature, get used and incorporated in the "community of research
practice", to produce the next incremental or significant research gain.
The "win" of one team depends of previous cumulative wins of other
predecessor teams.
This shared competition is different from the win-loose mindset in most
sports. Even seemingly unfruitful research or "losses" increases our
knowledge base of where not to go.
> Is it possible, then, to set up a system of competition in an
> organization where these feelings of happiness at others'
> misfortunes do not exist?
Walter Derzko
Director Brain Space
(Formerly the Idea Lab)
Toronto, Ontario Canada
wderzko@pathcom.com
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