John Moore points to this very good post by Chris Corrigan on the divide between people who demand immediate showable value from actions, and the ones who concentrate on the process. Where is that value? In the experience in the process, or only in the production, the outcome? The demand for immediate measurable value fits in with the ‘everything is causal, so everything must be predictable and controlleable’ theme. Chris brings up the complexity of human interaction and says that the cause/prediction approach doesn’t cut it there. He’s right, and since I’ve heard Dave Snowden talk and read some of his stuff, I’ve begun to acquire the vocabulary to explain that difference.
As to causality he compares to stories on how the world was created, as a demonstration of what the difference in perspective is. Worth a read!