Fundamentalism and Panaceas |
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Authors: | Ackoff Russell L |
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Institution: | (1) 1021 Lancaster Ave., Suite 201, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | Fundamentalism is a response to an environment that is undergoing an accelerating rate of change and rapidly increasing complexity. These two conditions combine to produce what is generally referred to as a "turbulent" or "chaotic" environment. Such an environment is characterized by discontinuities and uncertainty, hence unpredictability. It is one in which it is easy for individuals and organizations to become disorientated. Fundamentalism is a defensive response that avoids disorientation but replaces it with something worse. Panaceas proness is a moderate form of fundamentalism. |
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Keywords: | fundamentalism panaceas turbulence uncertainty discontinuities complexity simple-mindedness terrorism |
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