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The way to counteract implicit power structures isn't to make them explicit, but to acknowledge them and account for them such that they are checked. Also, the
by lsiebert 7y ago
The way to counteract implicit power structures isn't to make them explicit, but to acknowledge them and account for them such that they are checked.
Also, the base case of an organization is a two person group. Are all two person groups hierarchical? I think not, especially if you include romantic relationships.
- lkrubner 7y agoWhat does the word "implicit" mean? What does the word "acknowledge" mean? I think you are playing with words. If we stick to plain, ordinary English, once something is acknowledged it is no longer implicit.
- lsiebert 7y agoOnly if everyone acknowledges the same thing. If you have to spend a year working in a company to figure out how things are done, I can certainly then acknowledge how things work, but that doesn't mean that it was ever explicitly conveyed.