It’s thicker at the center of a disk.
It’s thinner towards the edges.
That thin edge is called the “bleeding edge.”
The bleeding edge is the place where lack of common consensus, low chance of adoption and a high level of risk, meet to ensure there will be a conflict between the thick, comfortable middle and the thin, dangerous edge.
However, if you turn the disk on its side and look at the down slope, from the height of the thick center to the valley of the thin edge, it appears to be a gentle decline.
But it’s really not.
It’s more like a steep slope where speed increases the closer you get to the edge and the further you get away from the center.
The distance between the thick center—where every organization wants to be—and the thin edge—where every organization starts—can only be negotiated one customer, one conflict, at a time.
Galaxies are shaped like this. So are societies. So are communities, organizations, and families.
Get to the bleeding edge.
-Peace Be With You All-
Jesan Sorrells, MA
Principal Conflict Engagement Consultant
Human Services Consulting and Training (HSCT)
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