The ethics of chaos and CoP

In summary, this paper:
Using different models of organisation and governance can lead to different outcomes. Moving from linear to non-linear, pragmatic and chaos models provides a more relevant model for changing environments and knowledge using an open participative design. At the edge of the boundary of the organisation or community is the interchange of ideas, anxiety of the unknown and the essence of creativity and innovation. Using a cybernetic metaphor, an adaptive community meets the challenge of change management. Freedom becomes opportunity via networks and connectivity. Responsibility becomes the ethical standard. Virtue is the qualities, both personal and collective, which are necessary to sustain collaboration within communities of practice. Using Habermas's discourse ethics, requires judgment to do what is morally right for individual and community, as well as practice. This ethics of responsibility is the glue of a community of practice.
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