The Geographic Standpoint of the Mississippi River

Mississippi’s name was derived from the “misi-ziibi” Ojibwe word which means “Great River”. Another Ojibwe term for it would be “Gichi-ziibi” which means “Big River”. It is regarded as the United States’ 2nd longest river.

The famous Mississippi River is regarded as the United States’ 2nd longest river. It has a length of 3,734 kilometers coming from the Lake Itasca that is found in Minnesota, its source, going to the Gulf of Mexico, its mouth. The recognized longest would be the noted Missouri River, its tributary, which measures 3,767 kilometers.

The famous Mississippi River is actually a part of the so-called “Jefferson-Missouri-Mississippi River System”, North America’s largest recognized river system. It is also included amongst the worlds largest. With a length of 6,275 kilometers, it ranks as the 4th longest. With an average discharge amounting to 572,000 cubic feet, it ranks as the 10th largest.

Amongst the various long Mississippi tributaries, the longest is indicated as the popular Missouri River and followed by the documented Arkansas River. Thus, if according to water volume, it is the renowned Ohio River that ranks as the largest.

Mississippi’s name was derived from the “misi-ziibi” Ojibwe word which means “Great River”. Another Ojibwe term for it would be “Gichi-ziibi” which means “Big River”.

Hence, Mississippi River’s widest point is actually Lake Onalaska, which is beside La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is about 6.4 kilometers wide. Since the so-called Lock and Dam No. 7 created Lake Onalaska, it is indicated that the historically widest natural spot with over 2 miles and 3 kilometer wide measurement would be Lake Pepin. However, this area is more of a reservoir rather than a “free flowing river”. As for the areas that feature the Mississippi River as a “real river”, it is noted that they exceed a mile when it comes to their width and they are located in many places along the Mississippi River’s lower course.

Moreover, the Mississippi River is divided into two parts, the “Upper Mississippi” and the “Lower Mississippi”. For the Upper Mississippi, its source would come from the south towards the renowned Ohio River. The Lower Mississippi, on the other hand, its source would come from Ohio towards its mouth which is beside New Orleans, Louisiana.

Furthermore, the Upper Mississippi has a series composed of 29 dams and locks, which were mostly built during the 1930s. Their design is mainly maintaining a 9-feet deep channel meant for commercial barging of traffic. With regards to the formed lakes, these are being utilized for recreational fishing and boating. Although the dams actually make this river wider and deeper, it still doesn’t stop it. In fact, flood control is not even one of its intentions. In the event of high flows, the gates, which are mostly submersible, are being completely opened. With this, the dams would basically cease its function. Thus, just beneath St. Louis, Missouri, you will find that the Mississippi River is already free flowing. This is amidst being constrained by several levees and generally directed by several wing dams.

On record, the famous Mississippi River runs throughout a total of 10 states. It is even utilized in order to define the portions of the borders of these states. Plus, during the time when these borders were being established, it is the middle part of the riverbed that acts as the line for defining the state’s borders. Although the river has shifted since that time, there were no indicated changes with the lines of Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. Up to now, they still go after the Mississippi River’s former bed.

When it comes to the Mississippi River’s watershed, it is indicated also that it has the world’s 3rd largest catchment or drainage basin. It follows the Congo River and Amazon River. Aside from this, it can drain about 41 percent of the total 48 US contiguous states. This basin can cover over 3,225,000 square kilometers, which also includes either parts or all of the 31 states as well as 2 Canadian provinces. Thus, this drainage basin is emptied at the actual Gulf of Mexico.

The Mississippi River’s major tributaries are as follows:

1.Mississippi

•Yazoo River
•Big Black River

2.Louisiana

•Red River

3.Arkansas

•Arkansas River
•White River

4.Kentucky

•Ohio River

5.Illinois

•Kaskaskia River
•Big Muddy River
•Illinois River
•Rock River

6.Missouri

•Missouri River

7.Iowa

•Skunk River
•Des Moines River
•Maquoketa River

8.Wisconsin

•Chippewa River
•Wisconsin River

9.Minnesota

•Crow River
•Minnesota River

10.Wisconsin and Minnesota

•St. Croix River

When it comes to the drainage area of the Mississippi River, it actually drains the areas between the renowned Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains. This is excluding the areas being drained by the Hudson Bay which is through the North’s Red River, Rio Grande and the famous Great Lakes. It is also noted that the actual retention time from the popular Lake Itasca towards the Gulf would be around 90 days.

With regards to the Upper Mississippi River, it is further divided into 3 distinct sections:

1. The headwaters – This is from the actual source towards Saint Anthony Falls.
2. A somewhat series of lakes that are man-made in between St Louis, Missouri and Minneapolis.
3. Middle Mississippi – This is a “free flowing river” that runs downstream of the actual confluence with St. Louis’ Missouri River.

The tributaries for the Upper Mississippi River would adjoin the:

• Minnesota River – Twin Cities
• Des Moines River – Keokuk, Iowa
• Wisconsin River – Prairie du Chien
• Ohio River – Cairo, Illinois
• Missouri River and Illinois River – St. Louis, Missouri

With regards to the Lower Mississippi River, the sub-tributaries would include the:

• Platte River – Missouri River’s tributary
• Tennessee River – Ohio River’s tributary
• Arkansas River – Arkansas
• Atchafalaya River – Louisiana (Mississippi’s major distributaries)

Thus, the fresh water that flows from the famous Mississippi River going towards the renowned Gulf of Mexico doesn’t combine immediately with the salt water. It will stay intact while it flows towards the Gulf, and towards the regarded Straits of Florida. Then, it will enter the so-called Gulf Stream. After this, it will round Florida’s tip and go up towards the southeastern coat towards Georgia’s latitude. It is only after this that it will mix with the ocean thoroughly and will not be detected by the assigned MODIS anymore.

The average annual discharge of the famous Mississippi River is between 200,000 up to 700,000 cubic feet. Even if it is the world’s fifth largest river by volume, this is only a fraction of what the Amazon River can do. It can move approximately seven million cubic feet during the wet seasons. At an average the famous Mississippi River can only stand with about a 1/11th fraction of the Amazon’s capability. Thus, even so, it is still twice of the regarded Columbia River’s and six times the popular Colorado River’s volume.

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Knowledge as Emerging Patterns of Interaction

1 Introduction

This paper examines how knowledge can be seen as continuously emerging patterns of interactions between individuals. It particularly focuses the nature of human organisations and how that nature affects the learning in individuals and -as a consequence- the continuous emergence of organisational knowledge. In order to do this, we will first look at the nature of organisations. This by examining what we see is the most helpful way to characterise organisations, clearly offsetting organisations as ‘systems’ versus ‘processes’. It will be clarified that knowledge may exist only in the interaction between people and can therefore not simply be reified as ‘tangible’, ‘tacit’ or ‘explicit’. We propose it exists in context and only in context. Thus, we consider knowledge as intrinsically social. Also, we consider knowledge as something that emerges only ‘from within’. There are no outsiders. Someone with information that exists in total isolation without the possibility to act cannot generate knowledge. This makes knowledge inherently ‘local’. ‘Global knowledge’, as in ‘best practices’ or ‘business processes’ are an illusion if they do not resonate with the experience of people in local interactions. We will use recent insights from the complexity sciences to examine the interactions and hence the continuous emergence of knowledge. It will become clear that ‘knowledge’ and ‘organising’ are ‘complicitly’ linked.

In the quote above from the ‘Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’, this is illustrated with the illustrated with an interesting philosophical undertone, despite its inherent humour. The supercomputer Deep Tought took seven and a half million years to some up with the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything as the world-famous ‘42′. In the next chapter from the book the immediate implication is that we then first (sic!) have to know the ‘Ultimate Question’ (Adams, 1995: 128). It then is decided to build the Earth as the next generation supercomputer to find that Ultimate Question. Later in the book it becomes clear that the Ultimate Question is ‘six by nine’ (Adams, 1995: 305). At least, in base thirteen. All is contextual, you see.

2 Are organisations systems or processes?

The complexity sciences have emerged mainly from the natural sciences like physics, chemistry and biology. It has shown tremendous power in helping these sciences forward and explaining complex phenomena that previously could not be described adequately. These were those situations where the sheer number of interactions between particles or smaller units (the ‘local’) led to unpredictable behaviour on a global level. The complexity sciences were able to convincingly explain why simple global patterns emerge out of complex local interactions. Because of these successes, and the many complex issues that human organisations, and particularly business organisations, face complexity theory has often been used successfully as a metaphor to help organisations forward (see for instance Zimmerman, Lindberg & Plsek, 1998: 4-18). Understandably. Human organisations consist of many ‘agents’ interacting and display very complex and unpredictable behaviour. So much is not disputed. In order to be able to describe many of the observed behaviour people resorted to complexity theory. In natural systems, a very useful idea has been the definition of these bounded systems as ‘complex adaptive systems’ or CAS. The theory being that because of the complex interactions the system is ‘coupled’ to the external environment (perhaps via semi-permeable boundaries) so that they ‘adapt’ to it. Thus viewed, each system is ‘nested’ in a larger (‘higher’) system. Therefore it is a small step to then see human organisations as systems and consequently as complex adaptive systems, in parallel with the natural sciences. This view then logically leads to teams, departments, organisations, etc., being seen as ‘nested systems’ (Kelly & Allison, 1999: 12-13, 19). The next step is to realise that human organisations may not simply ‘adapt’ to the environment. Perhaps what they do is co-evolve in that environment. We may see them as Complex Evolving Systems, or CES. (See for instance Heylighen, 1997).

These metaphors are powerful ways to look at human organisations. The principles of self-organisations, emergence, ‘edge of chaos’, etc., from the complexity sciences can provide interesting new insights in issues that organisations face. Given the constant struggle in business organisations to find ways to ‘cope’ with the inherent uncertainty they face, these relatively new theories help to make sense. But, as with all metaphors, there is a risk that we take them too far. People started to have conversations on whether or not organisations are a CAS or CES. Then, by inference, we start to say that organisations therefore must comply with this and that observation for a CAS. An interesting example, for instance, is the debate between organizational professionals whether or not ‘therefore’ (sic!) ‘human systems’ emerge from ‘simple rules’. This, in turn, is inferred from simple computer based systems in which ‘boids’, having been programmed with three ‘simple rules’ start displaying behaviour that has been characterised as ‘flocking’, very much like a 2D projection of flocks of birds. But please note that in reality, these boids are just computer blips on a screen. The ‘simple rules’ can adequately describe the behaviour of those ‘blips’ on the screen. But that is all they can do! They cannot describe any real life flocking behaviour at all. Let alone describe how birds reproduce or multiply. Hardly a rich description of something as complex as a

living creature. But, since the observed ‘flocks’ were so convincing, it has been assumed most complex systems are somehow emerging from simple rules. Since a CAS can emerge from simple rules, so must human organisations, so people claim. That is why some people with some (but no more) notion of complexity theory state that what we have to do is ‘just find the simple rules’. These often are typified as ‘values’. Stating the simple rules than becomes ‘defining the values’ of the organisation. This is reverse logic. An Organisation is not a CAS. It may be modelled as a CAS, and as a metaphor that can give really powerful insights. But what are organisations, really? It may be helpful to start by what we know ‘for sure’ about human organisations. They consist of people interacting in their daily (working) practices. Therefore for the purpose of this paper we will start with that: the interaction between people in organisation that we will call ‘the social’. My claim in this paper is that a metaphor different from a ‘system’ may be more helpful to describe (the evolution of) organisational knowledge. The recent thinking from Ralph Stacey on complex responsive processes sees organisations not as systems, but rather chooses to pay attention to the interaction between people (Stacey, 2000). This view emphasises that organisations are not systems as such but looks as them as processes of people interacting. For the purpose of this paper I see this as a very helpful approach. These processes consist of ‘the narrative-like sequences of gesture and response between human bodies’ (Stacey, 2000: 146-148). In these interactions people continuously reinterpret their own experiences (‘past’) in order to act (‘gesture’) to achieve some future expected state. This expectation, in turn, feeds back on the interpretation of the past experiences. Each gesture triggers a similar process in other people who then ‘respond’ with a new gesture. With many interactions this is a highly complex process (hence the term ‘complex responsive processes of relating’).

With continued interaction, as is happening in organisations some ‘themes’ will

emerge. These themes emerge because of some common intention of the

future, real and existing differences in experience and intentions and real and

existing issues that exist in order to achieve this desired future. This

emergence is self-organising in nature. This is where insights from complexity

theory are very helpful indeed.

For the purpose of this paper I will call this process of emerging themes

‘patterning’ of the interaction between people.

There are a few implications that are paramount in this process.

For one, we need to realise that not all participants of this process are equally

‘autonomous’. Crucial, as pointed out also by Stacey c.s. (Stacey, 2000: 213-4),

are the power relations that exist in all interactions. ‘Some people are more

autonomous than others’.

Secondly, all action is action that is interpreted by each individual differently.

There is no ‘knowable truth’ other than what resonates with each individual’s

past experiences (sic!) and their individual intentions (sic!). Since all individual

past experiences as well as their individual intentions are different, so is each

individual’s ‘truth’.

Also, importantly, there is no guarantee that people will speak ‘the truth’. All

people will ‘gesture’ as to achieve their own desired future. In many

organisations not open and honestly sharing information is the norm rather

than the exception. Often, this is due to expected repercussions if the truth be

spoken. This means that conversations, as we can observe in all organisations,

are in fact the continuous negotiation of each person’s ‘intention’ and

‘expectations’. Thus, other people’s intentions become ‘enabling constraints’

(Stacey, 2000: 151-3) for these negotiations.

Richard Knowles (2002) has developed structured ways to examine the

processes of interaction and the emergent patterns. The combination of

Stacey’s complex responsive processes theory with Knowles’ self-organising

leadership theories could form a sound basis for studying knowledge

processes.

3 What is knowledge?

This is a paper about knowledge processes in organisations. We looked at

organisations as processes above.

I would like to use a definition from Dee Hock (1999), emeritus-CEO of VISA for

‘knowledge’ and the hierarchy he puts in it.

Noise

Data

Information

Knowledge

Understanding

Wisdom

Noise is the undifferentiated stuff happening all around us;

Data is the first level of organisation of the noise. It can be discerned and

differentiated by the human mind

Information is the next level of organisation of the data. Patterns and

relationships are starting to add meaning (Bateson’s ‘difference that

makes a difference’)

Knowledge is the organisation of the information in a way that in the

right context it becomes useful to act, decide or create new knowledge.

Understanding is organisation of knowledge by individuals in a manner

useful for conceiving, anticipating, evaluating and judging. This is a

unique, personal experience.

Wisdom is achieved when the understanding is informed by intention,

ethics, principle, memory of the past and projection into the future.

Science, including organisational science, has traditionally focused on data,

information and knowledge and has largely ignored Understanding and

Wisdom. In the context of this paper I would like to maintain that Knowledge

without Understanding is not useful for the sustainability of organisations. In

the context of complex responsive processes a deep understanding, as wisdom

in the above definitions, is paramount.

For long term survival and health of organisations knowledge processes should

recognise the need for understanding and wisdom.

This is an important statement.

If we analyse it a few things jump out:

Information as such is not knowledge; just having information is not

enough. ‘Just a book’ is not enough. That is ‘just’ information;

Knowledge is where pieces of information have been integrated;

knowledge, in that sense, has the potential to be novel. It also says that

more that one piece of information is required. This means at least a

form of diversity;

This combination has to happen in ‘the right context’. So, without the

combination happening the real world (context) there is no knowledge

just pieces of information;

This knowledge must be applied. Crucial. If we cannot use the combined

pieces of information to act it is -by definition- useless;

This knowledge in itself can then act as a new piece of information to

create new knowledge. This is the ‘recursiveness’ in this definition.

Understanding happens when individuals are able to project and apply

Seeing the importance of understanding, thus paying attention to

intention, ethics and principles, will lead to ‘organisational wisdom’ that

is seated in the individuals!

Thus phrased, ‘knowledge’ is continuously emerging where the context

requires the combination of pieces of available information in order to ‘act’.

In this definition knowledge is not something tangible. It can not be codified or

taken away. Information can. We can store information in databases. Knowledge

has to be contextual. Since the context exists only where and when people

apply the knowledge it can not be codified.

So, books or papers or databases are ways of codifying information. By reading

we start ‘contextualising’ this information in our heads. In this process we start

to create our own interpretation of this information. This interpretation is

dependent on our own personal past experiences and our own individual

expectations of the future. It either ‘resonates’ with our experience or it does

not. The information distilled from a book or paper or any other source will -by

default- always be different for the reader than from the writer. Meaning, thus,

is being created by the ‘responder’ not by the ‘gesturer’.

Reading it a second time around will again give different interpretations and -

hence- different pieces of information. Even the writer will interpret his/her own

writings differently a next time round.

This has as an implication that each piece of information will, by default,

already have in it a level of diversity if more than one person at any one time is

interacting round this piece of information. Stacey (2000: 202-6) quite

convincingly points out that it is this very diversity that makes that ‘novelty’ can

emerge out of the interactions. Without it, no novelty can occur. Put in a more

lyrical way, some one on his/her own in some remote and isolated desert can

acquire a massive amount of information (from books, etc.), without interaction

(diversity) true novelty will not occur.

If people interact they do that in a certain context. They will ‘be’ at a certain

time and at a certain place. People’s individual experiences are continuously

being recreated in that context. This context is the perceived (!) issue around

which people may interact. Hence the pieces of information will continuously

change. Therefore, reflecting the ideas of complex responsive processes of

relating in organisations, their gestures and responses will continuously

change.

This is another way of saying that each action people make, decisions they take,

information they create will change in each different circumstance.

Knowledge emerges in the gesture/response process as a social act.

Since these gestures and responses are the complex result of the many

individual’s past experiences and future expectations, so will the knowledge be

emerging out of those past experiences and future expectations in the context

of the perceived issue at hand.

Referring to paragraph 2 above, with continued interaction the expectations

and experiences will start to display complex themes or ‘patterns’.

Knowledge can thus be seen as a pattern that emerges out of these

interactions.

People’s actions are, in turn, governed by the emerging pattern thus closing the

loop. This loop helps us understand knowledge processes in organisations.

4 How organisations learn…

What we can learn from the paragraph 3 is that organisations don’t learn.

People as individuals learn.

Organisations are forums for people to interact. Organisations have been given

some form of intention by the people that work in/for them.

These people, though, are not isolated from the rest of their lives and context

outside of the organisation. If we mention a person’s individual past

experiences we mean all their individual experiences, in the business

organisation, at home, at their sports clubs, universities, on holiday, etc.

The processes of organising are these processes of interaction that we called

complex responsive processes of relating.

In the previous paragraph we described that ‘knowledge’ is one of the emerging

patterns in that process of organising.

But, at the same time, this patterning forms the process of interaction! Action

emerges out of the interactions whilst using the knowledge that emerges out of

that very action!

Cohen and Stewart (1997: 414-22) call such a relationship as here between

organising and knowledge a ‘complicit’ relationship.

Processes of organising Knowledge

ACTION EMERGES

Figure 3 – Action emerges, complicitly, out of organising and knowledge processes

Action emerges out of the coevolving relationship between knowledge and

organising. It is therefore inherently impossible to decouple knowledge from

the organising process. Since the entity of an organisation emerges out of this

complicit relationship, the complicit knowledge and organising processes are

‘the organisation’.

This has some major consequences for how we see organisational learning.

We can describe the learning in organisations as the continuous patterning that

is happening in the process of interactions.

Knowles (2002: 107-23) introduces the model of the Process EnneagramTM.

This model is a way to show the perspectives of the interactions as process

patterns. It does that via multiple (nine, ‘ennea’ (?????) is ‘nine’ in Greek)

unique perspectives.

In the interactions, people go through all perspectives all at the same time. This

is not a linear process at all. All nine elements are connected, but some

connections between elements will be stronger than others. That depends on

which people are interacting where and at what time. Thus, these patterns

reflect the collective histories of the interacting people, often organisations.

By paying attention to those connections we can see the patterns emerge.

People in organisations are thus given an insight in those patterns that they can

then internalise and use as pieces of information for their gestures and

responses.

Time

Patterns as shown in

Process Enneagram ©

People interacting via

continuous gesturing

and responding

Emergence

Figure 4 – Making emerging patterns visible

They will only ‘internalise’ those patterns if they see that these patterns

sufficiently resonate with their individual experience and intention. In other

words, the issue at hand (context) must be compelling enough for individuals

to want to engage in this way. Thus the interaction becomes the continuous

negotiation of what is and what is not compelling for individuals.

It is a very important leadership skill to be able to act (gesture) in ways that will

help people see the importance of the emerging theme. If the gesture is

compelling, people will respond to it in ways coherent with the leader’s

intention. The mentioned power relations may distort this view, because people

may act not because the issue is compelling, but because the potential

consequence of not acting the way a leader wants is compelling enough.

It is obvious that thus people do not internalise the emerging ‘knowledge’

pattern as part of their experience, but rather the ‘fear’ for repercussions. This

in turn becomes part of the organising pattern and hence organisational

‘action’!

It seems to me that this has significant implications for ‘organisational

learning’.

By internalising these emerging patterns as part of the interacting processes

this internalisation itself will become part of the patterns thus potentially

transforming the identity and intention of the interacting individuals.

Their individual transformation means they will act differently to the contextual

issues than they would have otherwise. Over time, we suggest that the

individual and collective identity and intention will converge since more and

more of the patterns will be internalised in each individual. They will never be

the same because each individual will still have an individual past experience

and future intention.

If the pattern that people make part of their individual identity and intention is

around the issue at hand than the action that people will take is important for

the organisation. People will have learned coherent action that will be ‘helpful’.

Applied to the issue this is knowledge creation in the definition above. Thus the

process of learning is the process of evolving new patterns.

If, on the other hand, people internalise the ‘fear’ pattern, than the individual

learning will be entirely different. There will be very little connection between

the issue and people’s actions and -hence- the knowledge pattern. Very little

has been learned. Evolution is not linked to real life issues, but rather to people

avoiding other people’s actions (the boss’s actions!). Our experience shows

clearly that this happens in organisations.

We already established that the process of organising and knowledge creating

are complicitly linked.

From the reasoning above we can see that organisational learning as emerging

patterns of knowledge happens when people chose to interact around issues

that are important to them as individuals. The process of organising, including

the importance of power relations, can help or work against this process.

Leaders, therefore, have the choice how to ‘gesture’ in organisations realising

that their gestures may carry more ‘weight’ than that of others.

Without leaders seeing the importance of truly involving their people by

appreciating that their gestures somehow will have to resonate with people’s

authentic experience, very little knowledge creation will happen.

We have to think about how certain ‘best practices’, defined as actions that

elsewhere have led to perceived positive (business) results, may or may not

resonate with people’s experience in the organisation where we work.

Actions, emerging from local interactions, are by definition local. ‘Best

Practices’ are therefore global patterns from specific local interactions. There is

little reason to see that they therefore will -automatically- resonate with other

people interacting locally.

In the words from above, practices need to evolve as patterns in organisations.

In the evolution metaphor, one can also not simply ‘plant’ a new species

somewhere and expect it to flourish.

Evolution of knowledge happens complicitly with the evolution of the

organising patterns. That is a major insight that surely must have major

implication on how organisations treat ‘managing knowledge’ and looking at

‘knowledge processes’.

5 A Story: ‘Sphinx’

We will now look at an example from all this in action. The particular story I will

use is about a business change management company I used to work for. Let’s

call the company Sphinx for the purpose of this paper. It is not the real name.

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Founders

‘Leadership team’

Sectors

Services

Knowledge Groups

Back-Office

Others

Figure 5 – Sphinx’s emergent structure (2000)

Sphinx has always been an organisation that relied on people organising

themselves in helping its clients through complex change programmes. In order

to do this, the creation of novel and creative ways to help the clients is of

paramount importance. It is clear that the success of Sphinx’s business is firmly

based on knowledge (in the definition of this paper) and creativity. The way

Sphinx was organised was truly an emergent effect of the interaction between

people. In Figure 5 this is depicted as a series of ‘cells’. Usually people were

part of 2-3 cells at least. Some cells were permanent, others much more

transient, depending on the nature of it.

The ‘Knowledge groups’ were groups of people coming together to share ideas

and learning in areas that the people found important. The emergent nature of

it was that knowledge was being created when needed as perceived by the

group.

This is very consistent with the model described above, where the ‘organising’

process and the ‘knowledge’ process happen ‘complicitly’. Effective action (i.e.

helping the client) emerged. And, interestingly, there was no-one steering this.

People’s deliverables with clients were placed on a ‘Knowledge Database’, in the

language of this paper containing Information and Data about work that people

had done. In the Knowledge groups (either the more permanent ones or the ad

hoc ones) people would then refer others to material on that database that

seemed to fit into the emerging theme. These other could then ‘contextualise’

(read: create knowledge of these themes) in their own client environment.

The way of working was very successful and the company achieved very large

organic growth percentages year on year. The latter was of course not just due

to the way knowledge processes worked, but it certainly played a pivotal role.

Building on its success, the company decided on some aggressive growth plans.

The growth plans unfortunately coincided with an unforeseen sharp down-turn

in the consulting market in 2001-2. The company’s ‘management team’

decided that more structure was needed and imposed (sic!) that structure based

on its views. This happens in many organisations because often ‘structure’ is

associated with ‘control’. In my experience this is a flawed concept where,

despite this flaw, many organisations are based on. It ignores the resonance

with people other than the managers.

One of the structural components that were introduced was that a ‘Sphinx Way’

was developed. This meant to be an Approach (certainly not a detailed

methodology) that all in Sphinx would use as part of their ‘knowledge’.

‘Knowledge Teams’ were instated (as opposed to: ‘encouraged to emerge’) to

cover the subsets of this Approach, enabling management to control were

money would be spent on.

This had as a consequence that the Knowledge database was ‘restructured’ to

reflect the new Approach and the new Knowledge Teams were set up to

populate and maintain the database and proliferate the knowledge. Although

there are apparent advantages in doing that (for instance: common language)

the richness of the emergent knowledge groups was lost. More importantly,

‘knowledge’ was now reified and thought to be ‘transferable’. This did not

resonate with people’s experience at all! The Knowledge Teams very much

became mechanical groups and the Sphinx Way a management tool for

budgeting purposes. The database was no longer a source for conversation but

something that needed to be ‘populated’. Much money was spent on people

doing just that: populate it.

In the mean time, other changes happened and the company has since been

shrinking significantly. This might well be worsened because the main asset,

conversations that created novelty and new knowledge, was unwittingly

inhibited.

6 Conclusion

We cannot segregate the creation of knowledge from the organising processes

that happen in organisations (as in the Sphinx story). A helpful way of looking

at those organising processes is the relatively new idea of complex responsive

processes of relating. Using principles from the complexity sciences we can see

that out of the many complex interactions of gesture and response, patterns

will emerge in a self-organised way.

These patterns are leadership themes, reconciled individual intentions, etc. The

patterns make that people in organisation can act in a meaningful way.

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If we define knowledge as integrated pieces of knowledge in the ‘right’ context,

we can clearly see that knowledge can only be created in context. Without an

appropriate shared view of the context in which individuals act, knowledge is

not a meaningful concept since it cannot lead to effective action.

There is an all important leadership task to be able to help people see the

issues at hand (context) in a way that is important enough for those people to

choose to engage in the process of organising and -hence- in the process of

knowledge creation.

If people see the context too differently, actions will be ‘incoherent’ and no

positive knowledge creation and hence coherent action can happen.

The ideas of ‘best practice’ proliferation as ways to share information and

‘manage’ knowledge, has the potential of working counter productive if the

context in which it is being applied varies significantly from the originating

context. Chances are that they will be quite different on a global level. In that

case the information does not resonate with people’s experience and no

positive action can emerge out of the organising processes. This may explain

the difficulty in proliferating best practices in large organisations.

The codification of information (via databases, memos, books, procedures, etc.)

surely is an important part of the knowledge processes in organisations. But

without the facilitation of open and honest interaction between individuals in

organisations and the presence of leadership skills to help people ‘see’ the

emerging patterns and shared context there is very little knowledge creation

happening.

Sadly, in many organisations the emphasis of knowledge processes is focused

on capturing information, rather at this all important element of open, honest

and direct interaction.

Our suggestion is that leaders use structured conversations, for instance as

proposed by Knowles (2002) by using the Process EnneagramTM. This model

allows people to ‘see’ the emerging patterns as well as provides with a coherent

forum (‘map’) for sharing context and learning.

(Frank Smits, © February 2003)

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Knowles, R.N. (2002). The Leadership Dance, Niagara Falls, NY: The Center for

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not Poverty But Poor Shall be Finished

Not poverty but poor shall die

Dalip singh Wasan, Advocate.

In countries like India, we would not be able to root out poverty, but there are chances that the people who are poor shall be finished within the next two decades because they are not getting all the facilities of life, they are not getting clean and proper food, they are not getting proper house accommodation, they are not getting proper clothes, they are not getting proper treatment when they are ill and they are not being provided with old age pension and other securities which are most needed on old age and when one is ill or infirm.

We have noted that in all these six decades, the state could not provide proper education, proper training, proper work and proper earning capacity to the poor and that is the reason most of the children from poor families are still found at work, begging and collecting valuables from the garbage. What shall be the future of this generation and what shall be the position who were not given proper education, proper training and proper adjustment during the past six decades. These people shall live a life and they shall die only when they are ill or complete their age span provided by God and till that date our state shall have to bear them in this region. They shall not live a life nor they shall allow others to live a life and till they are alive, we the people of India would not be able to tell the world at large that we are progressing and we shall reach with those who are already attained the status of developed countries.

When no suitable actions had been taken in India to root out poverty, it seems the state is waiting for the time when the poor shall finish and we shall claim that we could root out poverty from India. This is not the proper method and had the state taken right steps from the very beginning, the things would have been otherwise. first of we should have put our whole wisdom on the conditions of the poor and we could have removed all those hurdles one by one and at this stage most of the poor people could have been upgraded. If people are illiterate, fault lies on us. If people are not having training in one of the trade as per national requirement, the fault lies on our part. If people are unemployed, the fault lies on our part. These are the three basics which should have got the first attention from our side, but we had been ignoring all these three basics and that is the reason, these three problems are still there and till these problems remain in this country we would never be able to set the things right and we would never be able to root out poverty from India.

We cannot say that there are no competent people who had been holding the charge of this country. There had been wise people, but somehow they could not adopt the right out-way and they too had been working with those who were not experts in all these lines nor they were having any interest in bettering the conditions of the people of this country.

The state, the society and the people of this country and also the people living in other countries where there are poor people, must decide the right course. If they go on the present way, there are no chances that they shall be able to root out poverty from their countries. However there are chances that the poor shall die and poverty shall be a thing of the past. But this is not the right way because the poor have played a very important role in the history of each country and they had been doing all the manual work which the rich could not do and they had been getting very meager wages for that work and had been living with those wages which kept them poor. We should better the condition of the poor people because they too are backbone of the nation and must remain alive because rich people can spend money, but they cannot do manual work which only the poor do and construct each item which turns a country as a developed country. The poor must live and with them a nation shall live. The people who could collect more money must realize that still they need poor people to guard their wealth and without them their own life is not safe.

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Simple Payday Loans: an Easy Way to Get Loan

In today’s world the whole market is flooded with lots of loans. Today the people are confusing that what type of loan, they should take. Simple Payday loans are a new idea in loans. Simple Payday loans are based on the concept of getting a small loan for emergency expenses until the next payday when the loan is paid back. Emergencies can occur any time without any warning.  Simple payday loans are quick loans that are designed to meet the emergency financial needs of a person. There is no need of your credit history to qualify for simple payday loans. You can apply for simple payday loans either you have good credit history or bad credit history. Simple payday loans are unsecured in nature. Simple payday loans are short term loans.  Simple Payday loans are the wave of the future. Simple Payday loans are advanced without any credit check simply to be prompt enough in processing. Simple Payday loans take some of the hassle out of getting fast cash. Simple Payday loans can really save your time and energy. With the help of Simple payday loans you can get cash next business day. In other words we can say that simple payday loans set your financial condition on a right track.

Simple payday loans can be available for a shorter period generally two weeks but this period can also be extended by making at least the minimum amount owed on the cash advance.  Simple Payday loans are basically unsecured in nature. You don’t need to place any collateral in order to avail Simple payday loans. With Simple payday loans you can avail an amount that ranges from £200 to £1500. The repayment duration of Simple payday loans is short and ranges from 2 weeks to a month at maximum. Simple payday loans carry a higher interest rate compared to other loans, but you can avail Simple payday loans at competitive interest rate due to the tight competition in the market.

 Simple Payday loans are offered only to people above 18 years of age, a regular employee of any private and Government Company and earning a fixed monthly salary. He should also be having a checking account in a bank.

Choosing The Right Cnc Plasma Cutting System

Many plasma cutting machines advertise claims that they are well built and can last for years to come, but only some are able to hold true to such claims. Plasma cutters that are well built with quality components will be the only ones that last the test of time.

There are several factors to consider when choosing a well quality machine.

Typically speaking, most shop needs require cutting plates with a thickness of 2″ or more for days on end.  So it is important to choose an industrial quality table that can withstand constant, rigorous usage

The overall design should be fully-welded design with a large stable base that can support heavy weight.  A stable platform or base is key to the cutting process.  If the base moves or waivers during cutting you will have trouble achieving the precise cuts you require and the process will begin to consume your time. Choose a professional grade machine with a stable base.  It will help ensure accurate and precise cutting to produce professional grade products.

Next, the plasma torch and the torch height control can be critical in determining cut accuracy. You can substantially increase efficiency with a plasma cutter that uses the highest quality automatic servo controlled arc voltage system. You will achieve a faster response, shorter pre-flow times and more precise integration.

Next, the components need to be designed and machined to work together. The rack mount and linear guides must work inclusively together.  The spiral rack and pinion and linear drives must integrate smoothly, accelerating with ease and accuracy.

Your nesting application is another important consideration that will harness the full potential of a quality plasma cutter.  You need it to be easy to set up and learn, simple and to the point.  You don’t want to waste your time with complex applications that you don’t need or are to cumbersome.

Lastly, you should consider the overall expansion for future possibilities based on the features packed into the CNC machine. Does the application package include a combination of configurations and expansion features?  A flexible machine package can take you a long way is. Consider your needs, long term intentions and overall goals when choosing a CNC plasma cutting system.

The bottom line is an accurate and durable CNC plasma cutter is the sum of it is parts. Choose a high quality CNC plasma cutter capable of growing to meet your company and client’s changing needs.

Unless you are living beyond your needs, spending a little extra buying a quality machine is typically the best bet.

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Get Out of the Office and Truly “Unplug” on Your Grand Canyon River Rafting Trip with Arizona River Runners

At Arizona River Runners, we happen to think that we have the best job in the world.  So, we’ve decided to share it with anyone who wants to come along.  When you join one of our rafting excursions, you’ll have no problem understanding why we love to go to work everyday.  Compare a day in our “office” to a day in yours:

We start our day with coffee and breakfast in the majestic setting of one of the most amazing places in the world.  We’re not fighting traffic, and you’ll see how starting your day floating through the morning calm of the Colorado River feeds your soul instead of draining it.

No fluorescent lighting for us, and forget about staring at the glare of a computer screen or those tired old memos from the boss posted on your cubicle walls throughout the day.  We enjoy some of the most amazing scenery in the world, experienced from a vantage point that most people never see.

No ringing phones, overflowing inboxes, expense reports and tiresome tasks.  There’s a rhythm to the days, but our trips are far from routine.  Every bend in the river brings a fresh perspective and the chance to experience something new – you might be facing the adrenaline pumping rush of rapids, or the chance to float lazily for a while and take in the scenery.

Been doing the same ol’, same ol’ on the job for years?  Our trips are fantastic learning experiences.  Our guides will share a wealth of knowledge and some pretty incredible stories throughout the trip.  Ask them questions and soak up as much as you can.  From learning to read river conditions and practicing environmentally responsible camping techniques to Grand Canyon history and folklore, our guides will keep you informed every step of the way.

On an ARR trip, you’ll experience teamwork and bond with the others on your trip in a way you’ll probably never see in the office.  No gossip in the breakroom, no competition for the big promotion.  We are a team led by some of the most knowledgeable guides in the business, successfully navigating the challenges of one of the most awe-inspiring bodies of water in the world.  You just might develop a new definition for the word “success” after sharing some time in our workplace.

An Insight Into the Big Bang and Dark Matter

Author M.P.King BSc. (Hons)

The Generally accepted cosmological Theories

It has been theorised by many scientists that the big bang occurred approximately 12,000 million years ago and that the cosmos up until that point did not exist. Now I find it very difficult to accept that an event such as the big bang – with such vast amounts of energy as to be way beyond our comprehension -, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and continued on to form the known cosmos of today. It is also stated by scientists that there is insufficient matter in today’s cosmos to tie up with calculated quantities, the amount of which would decide one way or another whether the distant future cosmos will firstly, continue to expand, secondly, will remain at a final maximum with no further expansion or lastly reach a maximum and then revert to a contracting state. The first oddity comes from the repaired Hubble telescope which now has a magnification factor easily able to see clearly the outer fringe of the expanding big bang. There is no outer fringe to the cosmos at 12,000 million light years distance. Clearly something is amiss with either theory or calculations. I am also thinking that a 12,000 million light year fringe would necessitate an expansion for 12,000 million light years and then the return of the light emitted at that fringe which would then take another 12,000 million light years to reach us, a total of 24 million light years this means that after 12,000 million light years we would only be seeing the fringe of 6,000 million light years, The Hubble equation uses a constant to enable the expected results to be generated but if a constant is required then the theory is suspect, but perhaps we shouldn’t go there. The second anomaly is the theory expounded to allow for the missing matter. The missing matter according to today’s scientists is made up of dark matter which we can’t see and the effects of which cannot be measured, convenient if nothing else. The third anomaly is involved with galaxies, each of which is said to be falling into a central black hole. Would it not be more conceivable for each galaxy to be the result of an individual big bang or to coin a phrase a white hole? Certainly the spiral effect of the individual galaxies would then be due to matter falling into the very large black holes in the dim distant future especially if the approach of the matter to the black hole was at an angle to the axis. It has also been recently stated that the cosmos is expanding but at a rate which is accelerating.

For cosmological accelerating expansion to occur, vast quantities of energy beyond imagination would be required, all at once – another theoretical joke. The last theory which I must admit is quite plausible is that over a sufficiently long period of time the cosmos will grow old, the suns will burn out and all matter will decay and turn eventually back to dust with no light at all. That is if cosmological time works in the accepted way.

I personally do not feel that this is to be the way of things to come. Others may disagree with me but until I see proof to back up any other ‘way out’ theories I will continue to choose to understand the cosmological functioning as follows:

The big bang did happen, but so did many others spread throughout the cosmos at differing times and places, untold millions of them. This would account for the missing expansion fringe at 12,000 million light years distance, as the mix of many expansions would be seen as a continuing cosmos. The expansion rate of these universes occurring at differing times and places and in differing directions would, from a sufficient distance, appear to be accelerating with reference to our own position, with particular emphasis to the possibility of the position of the observer being on the opposite side of his own expanding universe.

In the dim distant future taking the scenario that there is sufficient matter in the universe to cause an eventual contraction, the gradual contracting matter would eventually form black holes by the millions spread through time and space past, present and future. Again the holes would form at entirely random times and places and the numbers would be beyond count. As each of these black holes attracts more and more matter into their hearts so the gravity wells would increase proportionately. The energy within the gravity well would, given sufficient time, increase to the point where matter entering, would be accelerated up to and beyond the speed of light.

Yes I know that it is supposed to be impossible for matter to exceed the speed of light but we have unusual and extreme circumstances here. In the first place, matter is transformed by the extreme heat and pressure within the gravity well to a form of proton/neutron plasma. This is due to the extremes of pressure, gravity and temperature affecting matter entering black holes. It is this plasma which is accelerated by the gravitational well energy to speeds in excess of that of the speed of light. Secondly, the laws of physics inside a black hole are unknown, as no one has even seen one. Now because the plasma has exceeded light velocity its only course is to go back in time. If the energy level is sufficient then the time span may well be such to allow energy plasma to erupt into space as a big bang many millions of millions of years back in time, as ours did 12,000 million years ago. I would imagine that once the fabric of space had been ruptured then the energy required to keep it that way would be much less, enaballing the eruption of matter from the exit point to continue for some time befor the energy available reduced to a point where the emerging matter would cease. This may or may not cause the dissipation of the black hole in the future due to insufficient energy to maintain it. Ours may have been the first but equally it may have been the last. This would then imply that the cosmos may have been in existence and expanding for much, much longer that the estimated 12,000 million years. It could of course be in the order of millions of times the above estimated value. As the black holes are forming in the future at differing times and places, so the emerging big bangs would also emerge at differing times and places in the dim distant past.

A recent Horizon program (UK.TV.) tried to use the string theory to show that time travel was possible. This theory was put forth in a way, which appeared to be proven, or that such proof was taken for granted. There is no proof what so ever to back up this type of fairy tale. No strings have ever been detected and there doesn’t seem much chance that they ever will. Mathematical proof without factual evidence is only useful as a guide to scientists that a theory may be possible in actuality but should not be taken as a forgone conclusion that any particular theory is valid.

Too many unfounded theories are presented by TV science programs, as if they are true tried and tested theories. This theory of mine which I admit is just as unfounded does have in its defence a large element of possibility. Getting back to the subject….

…The original problem of missing matter in the universe is cleared up instantly as a large proportion of the missing matter has been sent back in time to form the past big bangs. A virtual doughnut in time.

Taking things a little further, if we allow that time is a human perception thing and doesn’t really exist except within our minds then we have the large amounts of matter moving through space, not time, as this is only a human sensibility. This is a bit loose but ties in with some theories regarding the essence of time and the human awareness of time in general. The last point which helps this line of thought is the fact that when any matter is moving there are time differentials (to our senses and measurements) occurring. (Einstein’s Theory of relativity). The greater the velocity then the greater the time differential. NASA has proven this during the flights to the moon and back using atomic clocks. Even within our own bodies these time differentials occur, when we walk, move any part of our bodies and even talking, time is different for each part relative to any other which is still or moving at a different velocity. It may only be microscopic fractions of a microsecond but they are there. If one goes along with the notion that time doesn’t exist then there is no problem of differential time effects on any moving parts. This next part is a bit more to try to swallow and it relates to the measurement of vast distances using the red spectral shift. The amount of spectral shift is supposed to relate directly to the distance in light years. Now if we look at the packets of light quanta emitted from source, call them photons of you like. When emitted primarily they will conform to the required red shift as purporting to distance but when the photons pass large gravitational bodies then they will be accelerated as they approach and decelerated as they draw away. The effect of this is that when accelerated the energy level of the energy quanta increases and to accommodate this increase of energy so the relative speed will increase, as the speed of light is a constant, so time related to the packet of energy will speed up to conserve the SOL and the converse will be true for the photons in a decelerating state. At the same time the slingshot effect of gravitational energy from star and planetary material will also add to the relative energy level of the photons as will the absorption of energy by dust and cosmic radiation. It now gets worse because when the photons are subjected to large gravity fields such as stars and black holes and the like, they not only alter their energy status but also their directional status, during their multi-million light year sojourn they are subjected to many large gravitational energy sources and each source depending on its magnitude will alter the direction of travel of the photons.

After such a journey the photons could indicate a direction of emission from the totally opposite direction or even have circled around the cosmos a number of times before finalising upon an electronic receptor on this earth, we don’t really stand much chance of finding out exactly the photons origin, do we!

It is for these reasons that the use of the red shift phenomena to measure distance is erroneous. If for a moment we accept that time is a man perception thing only and as such does not really exist and then look at all these effects in detail we see a solution for the lost matter emerge and also for the expansion and contraction of the many big bangs, by removing time from the equation we simplify matters to a point where things start to make sense. Last but not least is the cosmic residual radiation which is theorised to be the remains of the big bang but the evenness of this radiation belies the expected discordant levels. Now if we look at this again but with the contents of this paper in mind then we have billions of big bangs all throughout time and space, past and present. This would have the effect of levelling the radiation to the state which we observe today.

Now my notes as laid out above may be disputed by many or even all but there are many questions raised which cannot be easily answered without rethinking a lot of the current theories, which may then prove to be erroneous. But if my over extreme thinking makes you stop and look carefully at all these accepted theories and their validity even postulate your own theories then it has achieved its result. An awful lot of currently accepted beliefs and or theories when looked at logically become a lot more unbelievable than this paper. The big bang, matter from nowhere? Dark matter, that we can’t see or measure? Light travelling in a straight line for in excess of 3000 million light years when it is known to be diverged by large gravitational fields? Doesn’t this conglomeration of normally accepted fictional theories make you stop and think, if it doesn’t well it should.

CONCLUSION

We have had our big bang; so therefore, looking at cause and effect, the cosmos will eventually contract. The Cosmos contracting causes black holes in the future leading to the big bang in the past, which means there is sufficient matter in the cosmos for contraction to eventually occur otherwise it would not have contracted in the first place which in turn means no big bang, no galaxies and no big bang theories of any kind.

The matter from the past big bang, must have been time shifted from the future, where else could it have originated. That is if there is such a thing as time. The missing matter is nicely accounted for by existing in a differing time phase. Within the cosmos as a whole, the amount of matter present throughout time is as calculated and is sufficient to cause eventual contraction. Remove time from the equation and it all fits together nicely. The use of the spectral red shift as a means of measuring distance is erroneous and accounts for all the strange and anomalous distance calculations. Multiple big bangs nicely accounts for the even cosmic radiation. And last but not least, where we see stars may not be where they actually are. Is it any wonder the theoretical cosmos is so misinterpreted?

Mind Movies Review – Do they perform?

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Term Papers: Writing on Sociology

Are you unclear on where to begin on writing term papers on sociology? Not well versed enough with the subject matter at hand? If history is a lesson which would teach us to emulate the great leaders of yesteryear and learn from their mistakes, we have to take the first step, which is to learn.

Researching the internet, reviewing professional publications and texts from your local library will not help you much if you do not wish to learn. Writing term papers on sociology comes naturally to those who are knowledgeable with their chosen subject matter and the topic at hand.

Writing about an individual or a group of people requires simply an analytical approach and review of the biography of the person(s) involved. Another idea is to review a professionally published and write a critical analysis on it. Researching published facts and writing a review will prove to be an easy task for any American student.

Term papers on sociology can be about theories developed and recorded by experts. Most courses on sociology require that the students compile a study based on previously published articles, books, journals, etc. Using the concepts published therein and testing them on present settings and situations. An in-depth analysis of the concepts first and the situation to be reviewed second, lead to a great written report.

All the ideas listed above are only a general indication of the requirements of this course in relation to various principles, disciplines, development peculiarities and a number of sociological issues.

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Country Club India Franchise Clubs – The Widening Network

The Country Club India network of clubs is known all around with its members as the most accessible and reachable clubbing facility. The best feature that country club India member’s recognize is the number of own clubs and the country club India franchise clubs that provide the best service for the country club India members. These country club India franchise clubs are situated in almost all the states and regions in our country.  These country club India franchise clubs have their presence starting from Jammu and Kashmir to Kodaikanal.

With the provision from country club India franchise clubs, Jammu and Kashmir offers different exquisite hotels and resorts for the country club India member’s. Country Club Heevan Resort – Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Country Club Heevan Retreat – Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir. Country Club Hotel Heevan– Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Country Club Pine & Peak Resort – Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Th4e beauty of the Jammu and Kashmir is totally enjoyed by the country club India members with the help of the country club India franchise clubs in Jammu and Kashmir. The natural beauty that comprises the awesome snow capped mountains in Himachal Pradesh can be enjoyed by the country club members via country club India franchise clubs in shimla and Manali. Country Club Orchard Green – Manali. Country Club De Vivendi Resorts – Manali. Country Club Galleu Hill Resort – Shimla. Country Club River Country Resort – Manali. Country Club Sirmour Retreat – Sirmur District, Himachal Pradesh. Country Club Snow Valley Resort – Manali. Country club India franchise clubs also provides its clubs in Assam and Haryana too for the member’s pleasure.

Country club India franchise clubs are also a perfect destination in Goa as it has eight classy getaways naming  The Country Club Aldiea Bello Resort – Goa. The Country Club Alegria De Goa Resort – Goa. The Country Club Beira mar Alfran Resort – Goa. The Country Club Leoney Resort – Goa. The Country Club Lotus Inn Resort – Goa. The Country Club Maizons Lake View Resort – Goa. The Country Club Resorte De Tio Carmino – Goa. Country Club Roma Gardens – Pen, Mumbai – Goa Highway.

Country club India franchise clubs provide more options for the members in the other cities like West Bengal, Uttarkhand, Tamilnadu,Silvassa,Rajasthan,Orissa,Madhya Pradesh, Mysore,Maharashtra,Kerala,Karnataka,Hyderabadand other parts ofAndhra Pradesh. Country club India franchise clubs are known for providing best facilities and luxury options for all the country club India members.

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