Process Workflow
"If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, then you don't know what you are doing" – Edward Demming
The number three secret of maximum productivity
If you cant describe the activities that you must do in this very specific way, then you will never be able to do it with maximum effectiveness or efficiency. �(one of the distinguishing qualities of the New Professionals – and it doesn�t take much time to learn)
On this page I'm going to touch on the common view of business process management / workflow diagrams / and business process engineering.
I'm then going to introduce you to a more esoteric subject called 'Processing'.
But first things first…
So what is workflow or process management?
I'm sure wikipedia can do a perfectly good job of explaining that.
But my added contribution is to emphasise the great Edward Demmings point made above.
That if you can't describe what you are doing as a process, then you do not know what you are doing…
Ouch.
You see, truth be told, professionals get by on far lower productivity levels than they could and would if only they had their regular tasks locked-down into a process format.
Here's a simple process map I cooked earlier:
Learn how to build these maps and get a decent software tool such as OmniGraffle for the Mac, and consolidate and automate your important and regular activities into processes.
Now for the esoteric version of process management…
The dynamic of creative destruction (as per Economist Joseph Schumpeter), which I call…
Processing
What follows was written in 1998, with a 5th revision in 2004, and still represents the widest principles by which I guide my productivity.
The puzzle pieces continue to lock in place demonstrating the purity of the identifications, ever tightened, ever broadened, ever cleansed, as the New Professionals matrix of power continues to build.
Brace yourself. �This might seem a little spooky.
Explicitly detailed: Keys for a 21st Century Life-of-Magic
Definitions of Magic and Processing
'Processing'? – It certainly isn't a new method of pasteurizing milk or making cheese!
A synonym of Processing can be 'Magic'.�But this isn't any irrational non-sense mysticism.
Another synonym can be 'Alchemy'.�But this isn't about 'turning lead into Gold' either!
To begin to understand Processing, first understand the definition of Magic:
"The art and science of effecting change in conformity with will." – Aleicester Crowley
Now lets just take a moment to expand on this:
- 'art and science' -�Art as being fluid creative explorative and abstracting.�Science as being calculating, definite, concise, measured.
- 'effecting change' -�Being the cause and having an effect.�Doing stuff that changes stuff.�Effecting change in others, one's self, and one's environment
- 'in conformity with will' -�Your Intent. Your way.�Your desire.�Your will
So putting it all together�
Magic is the approach of using those expanded ideas of 'art' and 'science' for the purpose of creating changes in something (career, lifestyle, anything) based upon whatever you want.
I don't mean to make the ideas seem trivial, I just want to break it down into a really simple clear base-line idea.
I want you to realize that it is not airy-fairy, irrational, or even 'spiritual', like so many websites on Magic will make it seem, but rather it is a way of representing and harnessing our development, focus, drive and creativity.
The alchemists and heretics were the scientists, innovators and individualistic self-leaders of antiquity.
Processing represents that same idea of Magic based on using three factors: Destruction, Deconstruction, and Transcendence.
Therefore a definition of Processing:
The art and science of effecting change in conformity with will… via destruction, deconstruction, and transcendence.
Three Factors of Processing
- Destruction rejects the unwanted outright
- Deconstruction systematically clears the unwanted and develops the wanted
- Transcendence bypasses irrationality and struggle to leave an �out of their world� Presence
Destruction � Deconstruction � Transcendence
DESTRUCTION
- Destruction is about death, obliteration, disparagement, smashing, eliminating, destructive side of spontaneity, decisive certainty..
DECONSTRUCTION
- Deconstruction is about investigation, analysis, argument, categorizing, consolidation, deep-thought, objectivity, reason, identifying limitations, borders and boundaries..
TRANSCENDENCE
- Transcendence is about creativity, intuition, emotion, transformation, freedom, passion, peace, creative side of spontaneity, fluid contextual certainty..
The above provides an orientation to the 3 Factors of Processing.
Processing is the effect of changing our environment or position in life via certain skills and tools that you will easily learn that can give untold understanding and power.
So keep in mind that these 3 factors are used as tools that help us find the path to manifest our desires; effecting the change that we want in our careers and lives.
Next you will see how Processing divides into two applications for our lives.
2 Applications of Processing
Processing is valuably split into Internal Processing and Societal Processing.
Internal Processing
Here we focus directly on YOU. What do you want to do, have, and become. And what�s stopping you?!
Societal Processing
This is about effecting change in your wider environment. Influencing others through business, science, art, and other value creation and value sharing.
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