Frank M. Marchak and Shannon Ford That Vision Thing As a quarter of the new year passes, one's thoughts naturally will, on occasion, turn to a review o f those pesky New Year's Resolutions: how many o f them, born by the allure o f a clean slate, are still being followed? One o f the most c o m m o n resolutions, after the standard pledge to reduce food, alcohol, and nicotine consumption, seems to be the vow to lead a more organized and purposeful life. The inviting structure o f a blank, new calendar stimulates the urge to finally get a grip and to start doing things "right." In true capitalistic fashion, striving to profit from every conceivable need, planning has b e c o m e a c o m m o d ity. Numerous "systems" propose to help individuals better manage their time and thus their aspirations. Countless books cover topics ranging from organization to daily meditation as a means o f achieving lifetime goals. Industry has business plans; academia has charters. Across all these approaches, a key concept appears: the mission statement, a vision, some declaration of intentions and direction. The concept
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That vision thing
Marchak, Frank M.; Ford, Shannon
Follow ACM SIGCHI Bulletin
, Volume 31 (2)
Association for Computing Machinery – Apr 1, 1999
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