Based on Newtonian scientific principles they see a three dimensional world in which the task is to define the right kind of hierarchical structures that will produce predictable controllable results Our turbulent times call for more dynamic models which operate at a higher order of organization. We need models that can cope with and honor infinite levels of difference in human, social, political and technical capacities. We need models that can transcend such difference to provide meaning and direction that can provide a basis for integrating difference without suppressing it. ODII has been developing an approach which attempts to meet such needs. It is built on an understanding of the relationship between purpose and power.
Every purpose creates a power field.
The AIC process seeks to ensure that the full potential of that purpose is realized through the management of the three major components of the power field. It sees the challenge of achieving the full potential of purpose as that of organizing the right mix of appreciative, influence and control relationships. The AIC process applies equally at the individual, organizational and community levels. The result is a simple, elegant model that applies equally to the design of a fifteen minute meeting or a fifteen year national development program in any culture. The Main Characteristics of AIC AIC is a philosophy based on an understanding that power relationships are central to the process of organizing.