We do not purchase an automobile, for example, merely to own some machinery. Indeed, it is not machinery we are buying a all, but what we can have by way of it: a means of rapidly carrying us from one location to another, an object of envy for others, protection from the weather.
Similarly, a radio must cease to exist as equipment and become sound. A perfect radio will draw no attention to itself, will make it seem we are in the very presence of the source of its sounds. Neither do we watch a movie screen nor look at television.
We look at what is on television, or in the movie, and become annoyed when the equipment intrudes—when the film is unfocused or the speakers hiss. When machinery functions perfectly it ceases to be there—but so do we. Radios and films allow us to be where we are not, and not be where we are. We persuade ourselves that, comfortably seated behind the wheels of our autos, shielded from every unpleasant change of weather, and raising or lowering our foot an inch or two, we have actually traveled somewhere, while never leaving home.
We do not go somewhere in a car, but arrive somewhere in a car. Automobiles do not make travel possible, but make it possible for us to move locations without traveling. Since we use machinery against itself and against ourselves, we also use machinery against each other. I cannot use machinery without using with another. I do not talk on the telephone; I talk with someone on the telephone. I listen to someone on the radio, drive to visit a friend, compute business transactions.
If your business activities cannot translate into data recognizable by my computer, I can have no business with you. If to operate a machine is to operate like a machine, then we not only operate with each other like machines, we operate each other like machines. And if a machine is most effective when it has no effect, then we operate each other in such a way that we reach the outcome desired—in such a way that nothing happens.
The inherent hostility of machine-mediated relatedness is nowhere more obvious than in the instruments of war. All weapons are designed to affect others without affecting ourselves, to make others answerable to the technology in our control. They are used not to maximize the play but eliminate it. Killers are not victors; they are unopposed competitors, players without a game, living contradictions. The fact that the technology of slaughter at vast distances has become extremely sophisticated does not culturally advance its highly trained operators over club-swinging primitives; it makes complete our blindness to the other that was but rudimentary in the primitive.
We are the unseeing killing the unseen. The first chapter of the book consisted of three sentences. Here is the final chapter in its entirety.
Books by James P. Views Read Edit View history. To give you some taste of the book, finite game and infinite game are separately described as dramatic or theatrical. As noted, the distinction between these two kinds of games has wide application. Cause makes the case that it is also useful to differentiating them into finite and infinite games.
I want to light a match in me. In complex systems, it is crucial that you know whether you are making a decision, finding a solution, qnd taking action in a short-term, win-lose Finite Game, or if your actions and decisions are part snd the longer-term, more sustainable Infinite Game.
If I move you, I use my power. Jan 24, Jimmy Ele rated it it was amazing Shelves: In uncertainty and chaos, people have to plan for and play Infinite Games. Third question of conscience. Their people trust each other and their leaders. They have the resilience to thrive in an ever-changing world, while their competitors fall by the wayside. Ultimately, they are the ones who lead the rest of us into the future.
Any worthwhile undertaking starts with Why — the purpose, cause, or belief that inspires us to do what we do and inspires others to join us. Good leaders know how to build Circles of Safety that promote trust and cooperation throughout their organizations. I now believe that the ability to adopt an infinite mindset is a prerequisite for any leader who aspires to leave their organization in better shape than they found it.
What a remarkable book! The book is written as a great follow-up to his book Start With Why. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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