THINGS WORK WHEN WE ARE MINDFUL OF HOW PARTS FUNCTION AND RELATE AS A WHOLE
The core of a functional approach is computation—evaluating the functions of all parts.
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Key traits:
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Uses immutability (functions can’t change once created).
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Relies on pure functions (same input always gives the same output).
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Emphasizes pathways. Scenarios are planned in advance. A situation is read, a response is calculated, and a function is selected to execute it.
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It’s easy to focus only on function. Yet even fully functioning parts can fragment when they lose sight of the whole.
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Emergence: When parts combine, they create new functions that do not exist in the individual parts.
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Nonlinearity: Small changes in the beginning can lead to massive, completely unexpected results later. This is called the butterfly effect.
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Complex Interactions: As the number of connections between parts grows, the total system becomes too difficult to calculate fully.
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Information Limits: We never have exact data on every single starting condition or outside force.
Examples
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Water Molecules: Knowing how a single H₂O molecule acts does not let you predict the exact shape of a splashing wave or ice crystals without seeing the whole system.
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The Brain: You can study a single neuron, but you cannot predict a specific human thought or memory just from that piece.
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Weather: We understand air and heat, but tracking every wind current to predict rain weeks away is impossible.
The ability to anticipate comes from reading the relationships between the parts of the whole, not from knowing how individual parts function.
Insight comes from the relationship of the whole, not from a reduction to the parts.
The whole is not the sum
of its parts. It's the
relationship
between them.
Be mindful of how functional parts relate as a whole.
Feel how all parts of the body connect as a whole. Add awareness of everything around you. Let go of any conditioned reliance on what you know functions. Relax into an alert awareness of connection. Without thought, anticipate mini adjustments for a dance, a contest of anticipation.
Adult all-ability (9)
Sun 14 Jul
|Bushey
Let‘s play Basketball to be effective in-game and life decision-makers
Time & Location
14 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 20:00
Bushey, Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, WD23 2TD
About the event
Let‘s play Basketball to be effective in-game and life decision-makers.
You don’t need to be good at basketball. We show you how to switch off the routine - to use micro-routines - to weave a spontaneous flow of actions to get around each other. These are the moments that lead to surprising discoveries. Wow moments.
Mixed
All-ability
16+ to 60+
Sundays
7pm - 8pm
Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, WD23 2TD
The easiest way to pay us using the app which you can get by going to your phone's app store, search for wix.com app called Spaces. Download. And then enter this code QTKFDS
Don't let a lack of money stop you from coming. We have a pay what you want option.
About us
The world naturally caters to the way most people think. Growing up, I realized my way of thinking differed sufficiently from the majority - that I struggled to perform routines others found easy. Since I couldn't alter the world to suit my needs at the expense of others, I decided to switch off the routine to see what else could be done. Recognizing my children also struggled with routines not tailored to their thinking, I applied the skills I had developed to guide and support them. In a world where traditional routines are becoming less effective, my children and I established SkillsofWow.org - The governing body for effective in-game decision-makers.
Our "Be kind" rule
Our aim is to equip everyone with the necessary skills to handle situations when things don't go as expected. We intentionally disrupt players current routines. We don’t let players use any athletic dominance to push their routines through people in the way. Upholding our "be kind" rule is crucial to maintaining order. Practically, this means engaging in competition and cooperation by weaving micro routines to navigate around each other. Providing those with fewer athletic and technical abilities more space and time to execute their micro routines.
What the players say
"They are fun. They are stress free. Jon - has a way of teaching that I don't feel I am are being told what to do. I am encouraged to make my own choices and then supported with the decisions I make. There is no wrong decision. Only learning opportunities. Jon always finds a way to make feedback constructive and positive to help me make my own evaluations about my performance and how I can improve. He is supportive while pushing you to always be better and reach maximum potential".
SkillsofWow.org is the governing body for those who coach the skills of Wow.