by Eduardo Garcia
I've been a fan of TED for a while now. In case you have never heard of TED.com, let me give you a brief introduction. TED started off as a conference about "Technology, Entertainment, Design", however, in recent years, the conference has been expanded to include topics ranging from robotics to the meaning of happiness. Some of the most brilliant minds of our time have presented at this conference and now, thanks to technology and corporate sponsors, it's available to the world for free. The motto of TED is "Ideas Worth Spreading", and I think it is exactly what the site contains, and why you should take a look.
Today, I watched "The Need for Virtue and Practical Wisdom", a 20 minute talk by Barry Schwartz about rules, and how they can sometimes prevent wisdom. It's a really interesting talk that I feel touches upon one of the things that is wrong with Civil Service today; the lack of empathy and the emphasis on the rule and not the purpose of the rule. I hear it all the time, "I don't make the rules, I just enforce them". Sadly, as the talk implies, rules can sometimes prevent something more important from happening...wisdom. Watch it. Let me know what you think.
Eduardo
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
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1 comment:
Eddie, thank you for posting the video. I think our rules have caused/allowed people to stop thinking. And everyone seems ok with that. So rather than clearly addressing an issue or problem, people just robotically follow a rule. People don't think. There's a lack of practical wisdom.
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