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Transformative conference #12
Stagnation (Pi)
Metaphors: Obstruction / Standstill
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Social Disharmony prevailing in a transformative conference and in its relationships with society ensures an uncreative period of confusion and disorder. As the exertion of effective influence is impossible, a transformative conference can best remain faithful to its principles by withdrawing into seclusion rather than by accepting the temptation of public action.
Sub-conditions:
1. Under such unfavourable circumstances, the transformative conference may best protect its values by retiring into seclusion with other of similar preoccupation. (Resulting in: Spontaneity).
2. The transformative conference should not interact with those of inferior values, even though they might welcome such action as a way of reducing their disorder, any consequent suffering to the transformative conference is a guarantee of its ultimate success. (Resulting in: Conflict).
3. Those of inferior values, who have illegitimately acquired power within the transformative conference or in society, eventually recognize their lack of ability. (Resulting in: Withdrawal).
4. Those seeking to restore order within the transformative conference or in society should feel capable of responding to the challenge in collaboration with others rather than risk acting in the light of their own limited perceptions. (Resulting in: Recognition).
5. Once the transformative conference has emerged into a position from which order can be restored, success is only assured through the greatest attention to the possibilities of failure. (Resulting in: Progress).
6. The transformative conference must act deliberately and creatively to end the condition of stagnation and disintegration. (Resulting in: Congregation).
Transformation sequence Stagnation cannot persist indefinitely and therefore fellowship finally emerges. (Resulting in: Fellowship).
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Earlier version in 2nd edition of Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential (1986).
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