Most of us know, CONNECTION is as important as everything else put together.
When we genuinely connect, we embark on an endless journey of continuous improvement, creating something greater than the sum of our individual contributions. This phenomenon is known as a Gestalt.
We observe each other's actions, waiting to see how everyone responds, and then we step in to offer an additional option just as their choice is starting to fade. This interaction fosters a profound sense of connection, allowing us to believe that we can achieve anything together.
Currently, there is a very common way of denying ourselves access to the Gestalt of connection. We connect by aligning our thinking to the point where we play fixed parts in a fixed sum of the parts. We tighten our bonds to the point where we stagnate our connection in a repetitive cycle of doing what we know, even when we know it is not working. Connection feels empty. This type of connection is common because social media has embedded it into society.
You can break free from this comfort zone of connection by loosening the ties between interconnected parts, allowing each other to continuously reshape the connections between the parts, and create something greater than the sum of the parts. We add a Gestalt.
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To reduce the dependency on connecting through fixed parts in a fixed sum make us machines, we promote human connection known as Gestalt. Only through face to face human connection can we create something greater than the sum of the parts.
St Albans and surrounding areas - not for profit - community events
All-ability adults play Basketball (1)Sun 01 MarWatford- Older adults and adult beginners play Basketball (1)Wed 04 MarLoreto College, St Albans
Conversations to break stagnated connectionTue 17 MarLocation is TBD
Late paymentThu 31 DecAL3 5LH- League-level BasketballDate and time is TBDLocation is TBD
All-ability adults swimDate and time is TBDLocation is TBD
Our
Story
A Journey Through Connection and technology
In the early 1990s, I served as a business analyst for a company that employed the revolutionary online collaboration tool, Lotus Notes.
My role involved identifying the various ways in which individuals connect and assessing which of these connections could be facilitated online.
I classified the forms of connection into two categories: measurable and immeasurable. The measurable connections were moved online, with the intention of freeing up more face-to-face time for those connections that could not be quantified.
I have recently learned that the measurable connections are for fixing parts into a fixed sum of the parts and for aligning thinking. The immeasurable connections are for creating something greater than the sum of the parts, described as Gestalt.
As the Internet and Google began to rise, I shifted my focus to assisting struggling technology projects on the verge of failure. By replacing the measurable connection with Gestalt connection, I was able to ensure that these projects were completed on time and within budget.
After that, I dedicated my efforts to helping young people with autism experience a Gestalt of connection.
Having watched the damage caused by our phones and AI, limiting our connection to what can be measured, I want to place more attention on the human connection known as Gestalt.
The ability to connect to create something bigger than the sum of the parts is a crucial life skill of the 21st century
St Albans, UK
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