Thursday, June 21, 2012

Connection and social systems



The human brain is a social organ. Developmental psychology tells us that our minds only develop in relationship to other minds.  Our minds are fields that constantly interact with each other to create larger social fields.

Social connection is necessary for survival...as well as for learning and development. Given our need for connection, our brains experience the workplace as a social system, a system of relations.

We find that we have the same needs at work for belonging, acceptance and inclusion as we do in the rest of our lives. The better organizations do at creating environments where we can form healthy connections, the better they will be able to tap the collective strengths and intelligence.

Q: What might support organizational capacity to help us develop our minds together?

No comments:

Post a Comment