Suddenly you are engaging with progress, dancing to new rhythms. This is the first stage of being at one with chaos, and once experienced, you will never want to march in mindless conformity again. In order to work with chaos, we need to define some points of self reference. For those of us privileged to serve the sick and injured, such a beacon illuminates chaos, inspires innovation and deflects irrelevance. To support this focus, I have an equation that works for me.
Communication creates trust, which builds relationships.
To put it another way, if chaos is to be embraced and used creatively, relationships are essential, for the group dynamic is one of the most powerful forces achieved by humankind. For relationships to be successful, there must be trust between individuals and within the group. There can be trust only if information is shared freely and without bias, even if the content of that information is not what we want to hear. There is no hope for trust in keeping secrets, economizing the truth or embellishing the message.