Case Study:
Considering Daoism and Confucianism as two religious traditions deeply rooted in Chinese culture and history, address the following questions within the context of the enhancement and affirmation of life and the goal of establishing order in replacement of chaos.
1) Given the two aspects of qi - Yin and Yang - what aspects of human existence (e.g., interpersonal relationships, economic classes, etc.) can you consider that reflect opposing forces? What steps can be taken to achieve balance (Dao - Creative Rhythm) between the opposing forces?
2) How does the Dao, understood as the "unnamable," the "eternally real" compare with the Hindu view of Atman or the Buddhist concept of Nirvana?
"Project Learning" Answer the following:
- Refer to the company, Escend Technologies, described in Chapter 5 as a resource to respond to the following statements:
- Use a project from your workplace or a project that you are familiar with and describe its learning stages.
- Assess how the project team could have improved its learning.
"Double-Loop Learning" Answer the following:
- Find a local project in your state and explain one of the two types of double-loop learning. Discuss some background of the project.
- From this selected project, share what the management of this organization or project manager should communicate with the project team about this double-loop learning. Justify your response.