Hi David and Fil,
> Teena, you take a Foucauldian perspective. Others on the list, like Fil, take different perspectives. I take the view that WHATEVER perspective people take, particularly on a list like this, we should start from the assumption that others hold those perspectives after careful reading and reflection, alongside their important and much to be valued life experience.
> I would like to contribute to this discussion but I cannot at this moment find a useful and productive point of entry. I can, of course, fight, lampoon and satirise. There is enough material in this thread to do all of those things and more. But, can we try with a little careful and mindful appreciative inquiry?
Thank you for your timely intervention. Yes, I agree broadly with what you are suggesting.
Perhaps we could (all) begin our exchanges with some short statement of our positions first, so we engage with the ideas with some sense of their foundational theories/epistemologies before moving onto defensive, adversarial attacks. I believe that is what I did not do with Fil’s post about Terry’s. I regret this. It’s not productive, let alone charitable, which is Fil’s point.
What I think we do well on the list is bring a rich range of perspectives, experiences, roles and institutional positions to design, however you define the term and practice. It would be interesting to map this range, so those new to the list can see the positions from which those who post are speaking, which should help them understand where they might position themselves. It might also spark more productive exchanges that seek to connect across these positions without descending into satire and lampooning. Sounds like an interesting PhD project for someone?
All the best,
teena
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