Communicating understanding

You know that feeling when you experience something (film, writing, music an event) and the information seems to construct something terribly meaningful. Well the interesting thing to me is how no matter how hard an artist tries to communicate their ideas, they only seem to be able to communicate the surface directly. Its like its only possible to describe the topography of an idea, the textures across the form, and maybe even with a little movement. The viewer is left with this tantalising shape, so intriguing, so deliciously interesting, but that's it. The artist omitted the process, so the shape just floats away from the moment, down the stream of consciousness.

Now I think children see this as adults strutting their stuff, maintaining their market, but I am not sure it is this anymore. I think we generally don't know more than the shape, we can't hold more than the form, and some textures, the idea of holding the methodology or describing the process of realisation is beyond capability.

But of course any academic will tell you, it is the process that is the truth, because there is no truth, just more effective process.

So the artist just gives you the shape, and you are left to construct your own path, which may lead to, if you are lucky, another expression, a work, a moment of reflection on the turmoil that we know is out there but cannot bear to look at for too long.

So the artist is merely someone who carries the tools of thought capture with them at all times. There is no perfect process, nor absolute truth, each mind is fully equipped for perfect expression at any one moment. So carry your tools.

A business dynamic

Outsourcing is talked about as a way to cut costs. The trouble with this approach is that the bigger the operation the more business it must attract. Bigger operations may be less agile, and if they fail to adapt they may fall. Therefor big operations may pose a greater risk to customers over the long term.

I think the trick is for customers to get the most from big operators when the time is right, then have good exit strategies for when change is needed.

The bigger they are the harder they fall.

Of course well planned big operations can offer economies of scale.