Observer PatternsPart IV — What Moves Together
How Meaning Moves When Others Look To You
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How Meaning Moves When Others Look To You
Attention finds a focus.
Attention lands.
Examples accumulate.
Meaning forms.
Leadership coalesces.
Meaning shifts.
| Dissent is welcomed. | Disagreement is suppressed. |
| Good intent is assumed. | Bad intent is assumed. |
| Feedback drives change. | Learning collapses. |
| Leaders feel the consequences. | Exceptions are forever. |
| Gaps get filled. | Meaning gets lost. |
Meaning drifts.
| Meaning gets clarified. | Meaning gets distorted. |
Leadership reproduces itself.