The more attention we give to how parts function, the more we weaken the relationships between them. So we make it work by strengthening relationships between the parts so they connect better as a whole.
The whole is not the sum
of its parts. It's the
relationship
between them.
Insight comes from the relationship of the whole, not from a reduction to the parts.
The ability to anticipate comes from reading the relationships between the parts of the whole, not from knowing how individual parts function.
Three factors prevent us from strengthening relationships between the parts so they connect better as a whole.
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Cognitive offloading: We rely on technology to organise our lives, which directs our attention toward individual parts.
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Reductionism: Breaking a big problem into tiny pieces can feel like an easier, safer way to please others. We follow assigned roles and repeat familiar habits. We do what others do because, if we are wrong, at least we are wrong together. But when we reduce each other to individual parts, we can’t give one another access to the relational whole. We all end up living empty reductionist lives. Leaders need to protect the whole from those who would reduce it to its parts.
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Generational gap: The generation shaped by the world war developed the relational skills needed to establish standards for rebuilding. Later generations used technology to extend those inherited skills, reducing the world into increasingly smaller parts. Today, these generations don’t have the relational skills to connect those parts so that they work more effectively as a whole.
All-ability adults. Mixed.
Sun 13 Sept
|Watford
When it isn’t working, we show you how to to strengthen relationships between the parts of basketball so they connect better as a whole.
Time & Location
13 Sept 2026, 18:45 – 19:45
Watford, Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, Aldenham Rd, Watford, Bushey WD23 2TD, UK
About the event
The core of a functional approach is computation—evaluating the functions of all parts.
Key traits:
Uses immutability (functions can’t change once created).
Relies on pure functions (same input always gives the same output).
Emphasizes pathways. It tries to tie down what changes and what is disputable. It tries to make everything predictable.
It is a matter of time before functional programming fails to make things predictable.
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We believe that financial constraints should not prevent anyone from playing. However, if you are able to, please pay the full price, as this helps us remain open and provides free or discounted tickets for many players. Our goal is not to make a profit; rather, we need to cover the costs of the courts so we can stay open.
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