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There was a time at the turn of the century when anyone suffering from repetitive strain injury (RSI) because of extensive, prolonged mouse use had to contend with disbelief and theories of a “phantom illness”.
In the years since ergonomic improvements in mouse and keyboard design have resulted in a marked reduction in the incidence of RSI and carpal tunnel syndrome have eliminated a lot of the cases that would have resulted from ordinary use of a mouse and keyboard setup.
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Anyone who’s worked in a corporate environment knows the meaning of a Clean Desk Policy (CDP). The reasons behind it are corporate conformity (and appearance), a need to keep track of priorities and, these days, the very real need to keep sensitive information locked away.
From a certain perspective those are desirable targets but they’re also kinda repressive and controlling which is what makes them so attractive for anyone who is in charge. And we naturally resist them, which is a healthy response. Except it isn’t as it turns out and we shouldn’t, which means we need to better understand what’s going on.
Read more: How The Clutter In Your House (Or Desk) Creates Clutter In Your Head
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Listen to the news a little or, if you’re in business, see how the market behaves and you begin to get a sense of anxiety. There is changing happening everywhere, all at once. Change is good because it helps us progress. It presents, however, its own challenges because things … well, change. Managed change is a brilliant way to move forward.
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At some point the ‘dots’ we see need to join up so we can make sense of the world. We talk about data, culture, beliefs and values for companies and decidedly less so for individuals (unless it is to judge) and we forget that companies and individuals, as entities, are driven by behavior whose roots have in common more than we think.
The philosopher, Eugene Rochberg-Halton, views culture, not as a structure but as "the cultivation of meaning."
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One of the first truths examined in Intentional is that nothing is ever original.
Just like nothing can arise out of nothing, every sensation thought and idea we have originates in stimuli, discussions and shared opinions we have received from the external world. This means that to varying degrees we are beholden for everything we feel, think and do to: