At 10:54 AM 3/4/99 -0600, you wrote:
John Gunklers response to Auvin-Bray question should be posted for all
those trying to discuss intrinsic versus external motivation.
>William Auvin-Bray wonders:
>
>>My question is, how does the gap serve as a "tool" to process through
>>the interconnected phases of your five disciplines? I will use an analogy
>>to explain further. There is a old Taoists thought about the usefulness
>>of the void or lack of space. For example a cup or bowl has no use or
>>function without the absence of space for food or fluids. The cart and
>>the wheel have no relationship without an axle,(or function),and without
>>a hole through the cart wheel, (the absences of space),the axle has no
>>place to seat in. It is the very lack of function that is the most
>>functional part!
>
>It seems quite clear, from both a psychological and a system dynamics
>perspective, that the "gap" [between desire and actuality] is the primary
>motivation for most human action. In human (and other animal) psychology,
>it is a perceived lack, or need, that motivates behavior. And, in
>organizational systems, it is a perceived gap or mismatch between stated
>goal performance and perceived actual performance that causes change to
>occur.
>
>As William says, quoting the Taoists, it is often the "missing" part that
>is most important for generating action.
>
>"John Gunkler" <jgunkler@sprintmail.com>
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