“But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group.” MeanMadeCultureCoursesIndividualGivenProcessParentQualityStepsGroupsCivilizationIndependentDivisionCellular Book:Selected writings: poetry and criticism Source: Selected writings: poetry and criticism
“One reason that a truth and reconciliation process is needed for group selection is to return to the simplicity of the original problem and Darwin’s solution. As Ed Wilson and I put it in our recent review article titled “Rethinking the Theoretical Foundation of Sociobiology“: Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.” ReasonProblemProcessGroupsReturnNeededBeatsSolutionsOriginalsFoundationSimplicitySelfishSelfishnessReviewsArticlesAltruismSelectionReconciliationTheoreticalCommentaryWilsonRethinking Author:David Sloan Wilson
“Learning is a process whereby a human being, or group, or organization, or society comes to understand and embody nature's patterns.” HumansProcessHuman BeingsLearningGroupsOrganizationPatterns Author:Tom Johnson
“Sometimes you're a psychiatrist and sometimes you're a group therapist. The dynamics in between people and the misgivings sometimes that artists have when they get into the studio because they're under a different level of scrutiny. A lot of them can be insecure about it. My job is not simply to make musical determinations but sometimes to just keep people from flipping out during the process.” PeopleDifferentSometimesJobsArtistProcessLevelsGroupsDeterminationMusicalStudiosInsecurePsychiatristTherapistsScrutinyDynamicsDifferent LevelsMisgivingsFlipping Out Author:Todd Rundgren
“Snohetta promotes a more democratic workplace atmosphere than most other architectural offices. This may merely reflect prevalent employment practices in Scandinavia, but Snohetta places a stronger emphasis on group participation in the design process than typical high-style firms.” MayProcessPracticeGroupsStyleDesignOfficeStrongerDemocraticEmploymentAtmosphereFirmTypicalParticipationWorkplaceEmphasisScandinaviaDesign Process Author:Martin Filler
“The cities of Italy are now deluged with droves of these creatures [tour groups], for they never separate, and you see them, forty in number, pouring along a street with their director - now in front, now at the rear, circling them like a sheep dog - and really the process is as like herding as may be.” MayProcessNumbersCitiesGroupsStreetsDogFrontsDirectorsCreaturesFortySheepPouring Author:Daniel J. Boorstin
“There exists no third principle for the organisation of the economics process which can be rationally chosen to achieve any desirable ends, in addition to either a functioning market in which nobody can conclusively determine how well-off particular groups or individuals will be, or a central direction where a group organised for power determines it.” WellsEndsIndividualProcessPrinciplesGroupsAchieveParticularEconomicsThirdsDetermineChosenDesirableOrganisationOrganised Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Nothing has given me more hope recently than to observe how simple conversations give birth to actions that can change lives and restore our faith in the future. There is no more powerful way to initiate significant social change than to start a conversation. When a group of people discover that they share a common concern, that's when the process of change begins.” PeopleWayGivingActionGivenSocialProcessSimplePowerfulCommonGroupsShareBirthConversationConcernSignificantLife ChangingSocial ChangeInitiateProcess Of Change Author:Margaret J. Wheatley
“An effective leader is willing to think about what's happening and how to understand what's going on. Facilitating flow and making others more conscious of it, the leader communicates an awareness of process to the group, making them more aware of their energies and options. One important principle is to keep track of who has not spoken. ... It's also important to notice when people do speak out but are not heard. Effective leaders practice patience, reminding themselves to wait and observe, remembering that there's always more going on in a group than we're consciously aware of.” PeopleThinkingImportantRememberEnergySpeakWaitingProcessLeadershipLeaderPrinciplesPracticeHeardGroupsAwarenessWillingHappeningsConsciousFlowTrackCommunicateRemindingSpeaks Out Author:Diane Dreher
“No science of any kind can be divorced from ethical considerations... Science is a human learning process which arises in certain subcultures in human society and not in others, and a subculture as we seen is a group of people defined by acceptance of certain common values, that is, an ethic which permits extensive communication between them.” PeopleHumansKindCertainValuesProcessCommonGroupsAcceptanceCommunicationEthicsAriseDefinedConsiderationEthicalPermitDivorcedLearning ProcessHuman SocietySubculture Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“A miracle worker who can do more with less, pacify rival groups, endure chronic second guessing, tolerate low levels of support, process large volumes of paper, and work double shifts. He or she will have carte blanche to innovate, but cannot spend much money, replace any personnel, or upset any constituency.” ProcessCan DoLevelsSupportGroupsPaperLowsMiracleWorkersEndureUpsetTolerateVolumeRivalsGuessingPersonnelLow LevelSecond GuessingBlancheMiracle Worker Book:The Challenge of Change: Start School Improvement Now! Source: The Challenge of Change: Start School Improvement Now!
“Every revolution begins as consciousness because some group of people has to imagine change. You have to have the idea of change or at least have a hope before you can proceed. And that stage goes very quickly because a contagion of consciousness is within your control. But when you get to the stage of institutional change, it becomes a much slower process.” PeopleIdeasProcessConsciousnessImagineGroupsStageRevolutionContagion Author:Gloria Steinem
“I meet regularly with my staff to ensure they are aware of what I want, but also to make sure they have the chance to influence the process and use all of their knowledge to help prepare the group.” WantHelpingUseProcessChanceGroupsInfluenceStaff Author:Brendan Rodgers
“Marketing by interrupting people isn’t cost-effective anymore. You can’t afford to seek out people and send them unwanted marketing messages, in large groups, and hope that some will send you money. Instead, the future belongs to marketers who establish a foundation and process where interested people can market to each other. Ignite consumer networks and then get out of the way and let them talk.” PeopleWayProcessGroupsCostMessagesFoundationMarketingConsumersUnwantedIgniteMarketersInterruptingLarge Groups Author:Seth
“Writing a screen play with a group of collaborators is like the Lennon McCartney collaboration .... sometimes one or two people do more than others on certain parts of the process and vice versa.” PeopleWritingTwoSometimesPlayCertainProcessGroupsVicesScreensCollaborationVice VersaCollaboratorsLennon Author:Peter Jackson
“The impression I got during the research and interview process was that they are trying to own the disease and therefore own the cause which can ultimately be more profitable for some corporations and fund-raising groups.” TryingCausesProcessGroupsDiseaseResearchImpressionCorporationsInterviewsFundProfitable Author:Ravida Din
“Today many medications act across diagnostic groups. Alliance effects also transcend specific psychotherapy methods. Both may be affecting profound psychopathological processes.” MayTodayProcessGroupsEffectsMethodProfoundAlliancesMedicationPsychotherapy Author:Leston Havens
“Therefore, the two processes, that of science and that of art, are not very different. Both science and art form in the course of the centuries a human language by which we can speak about the more remote parts of reality, and the coherent sets of concepts as well as the different styles of art are different words or groups of words in this language.” HumansWellsArtTwoDifferentRealityFormCoursesSpeakLanguageProcessGroupsCenturyStyleConceptsArt And ScienceDifferent StylesHuman Language Author:Werner Heisenberg
“I think there is more creative freedom as a solo artist by far because you might get a group push back on an idea because it's more of a democratic process. You can sink or swim on your own ideas on a solo project.” ThinkingIdeasMightArtistProcessCreativeGroupsProjectsDemocraticSwimSoloDemocratic ProcessCreative FreedomSink Or Swim Author:Myka 9
“I love being on the periphery with a group of people who have the same values that I do. People who don't get off on fame, who just like the process of making movies and thrive.” PeopleValuesProcessLove IsGroupsFameThrivePeriphery Author:Kristen Stewart
“Get the process of negotiation away from the small specialized group that some people have called the "nuclear theologians" ... Only a few people can understand the nature of these weapons ... This kept the whole discussion to a very limited group of people who, in a way, had assumed responsibility for saying whether we should live or die.” PeopleWayShouldWholeDiesProcessResponsibilityGroupsWeaponsNuclearDiscussionNegotiationTheologian Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“That was a very natural process because as I was creating the animatic I added music clips as reference of the kind of music I wanted in the film. These were from musicians like Naná Vasconcelos and Barbatuques, the body percussion group.” KindBodyWantedFilmProcessNaturalGroupsCreatingMusicianClipPercussionNans Author:Alex Abreu
“So there are two separate tracks. One track is for the Syrian government and the opposition that is interested in a peaceful future of Syria to come together for national unity, for the political process. At the same time, it is a requirement for everybody to stop supporting the extremist groups, to stop allowing them safe passage, to stop allowing them to receive weapons, to stop allowing them to receive financial assistance, and to come together in actually fighting them.” TwoGovernmentTogetherPoliticalFightingProcessGroupsSafeWeaponsUnityFinancialTrackPeacefulOppositionAllowingPassagesSyriaRequirementsAssistanceExtremistNational UnityExtremist GroupsFinancial Assistance Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif