Interlock diagram

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An interlock diagram is a real or imagined diagram that plots the actual interactions, physical, political, social, environmental between all entities within human societies. Each node is a specific activity such as a power station, or a policy such as controlled rent. Ideally each node should be owned by a practicioner with relevant experience and knowledge both tacit knowledge and explicit.

The diagram can be started by one or more such experts and can grow to plot all interactions, and stimulate discussions about the varous knock on effects and there amelioration.

By having an expert at each node, these can feed poicy insight directly into government or other management machinery, to keep the organisation on track and to achieve its goals.

lateral communication occurs between these experts, largley mapping the interactions,which facilitates the transfer of relevant infromation and tacit knowledge. This defeats the Relevance Paradox

To a very large extent, Wikipedia is a gigantic self assembling interlock diagram, and the participants are carrying out interlock research

References:

1. "Beyond Mass Media" Brian Martin. Science, Technology and Society University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia (http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/95metro.html).

2. The Power Of Open Participatory Media And Why Mass Media Must Be Abandoned. Brian Martin, March 20, 2006 http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/03/20/the_power_of_open_participatory.htm

3. The IRG Solution - Hierarchical Incompetence and how to overcome it. David Andrews. Souvenir Press, London, 1984. pages 200 - 220. isbn 0285 626620

4. The Hidden Manager Communication technology and information networks in business organisations. Taylor Graham Cambridge / Los Angeles,1986. David Andrews and John Kent ISBN 0 947568 15 8 1986

5. Niss, M. (1994) Mathematics in Society. In Biehler, R., Scholz, R. W., Straesser, R., Winkelmann, B. Eds. (1994) The Didactics of Mathematics as a Scientific Discipline. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 367-378.(Relevance Paradox)

6. Energy Research Group, Open University . Cummunication Within the Agriculture, Water, Waste and Energy Industries. DC Andrews. ERG 033. Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, England 1980. David Andrews

6. "The Importance of Knowing the Right People" (Article on Lateral Access Networks - the forerunner of Information Routing Groups. Printed in the Guardian Newspaper, London (The National Newspaper) March 20th 1980.

8. Energy Research Group, Open University . Information Routing Groups. DC Andrews. ERG 037. Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, England 1980. David Andrews

9. Yewlett, J . L . Town Planning, Wales, Instit . of Science & Technology . "Networks : Developments in theory & practice" . The paper reviews developments in the U .S .A. & U .K . in recent years, progressing beyond network analysis to explore the structure & use of networks . The paper seeks to address questions of how to construct multi-actor policy structures, & build networks for particular purposes. Contributory concepts explored included the 'Reticulist', the 'Leader/Co- ordinator', the 'Segmented Polycephalous Network' & the 'Information Routing Group'

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