Introduction Over the past few years, I have been reading intensely from the works of the biologist turned philosopher Humberto Maturana. Insights drawn from his work have made their way into my own in the form of presentations, blog posts, and countless tweets. Having worked through many different facets of his expansive work, I am now concerned with his approach to language. In particular, I am interested in how his approach to language can be used to better understand storytelling as a means of sense-making (Snowden, 2008). I should clarify that by "storytelling," I am not referring to books, tales, or narratives. Instead, I am using storytelling to connote all the things we say about the world around us. As I imagine storytelling, the focus is on generally shorter declarative and descriptive statements.
Thinking Out Loud: Stories and Boundaries
Thinking Out Loud: Stories and Boundaries
Thinking Out Loud: Stories and Boundaries
Introduction Over the past few years, I have been reading intensely from the works of the biologist turned philosopher Humberto Maturana. Insights drawn from his work have made their way into my own in the form of presentations, blog posts, and countless tweets. Having worked through many different facets of his expansive work, I am now concerned with his approach to language. In particular, I am interested in how his approach to language can be used to better understand storytelling as a means of sense-making (Snowden, 2008). I should clarify that by "storytelling," I am not referring to books, tales, or narratives. Instead, I am using storytelling to connote all the things we say about the world around us. As I imagine storytelling, the focus is on generally shorter declarative and descriptive statements.