Posts Tagged ‘aristotle’

Everyday politics :)

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Aristotle said that, by nature, we are all political animals.

When I wrote in the title “everyday politics” I was not thinking about “professional” politics.

I was simply stating: with the new technologies, that disrupt the usual communication organizations and control, everybody can do a political action. Everyday.

Read below to see how to begin now. Without a budget. Just a brain and a keyboard, and some experience to share.

GMN2009: Scripting

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

When you create a story, you have roles.

And every role, has a script that is consistent with the role.

The behavior has to be consistent with:

  • game
  • execution of the game
  • expectations from anybody you interact with

But the interesting part is: if you properly define the roles, you can script also the expected behavior of other participants without their knowledge.

From the concept of “script”, to the definition of roles and their interaction in real-life situations, a needed addition to the discussion about models, change, planning and all the associated activities.

This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.