In 2000 I was puzzled by the bizarre appearance and disappearance of the “dot-com bubble” – a major business effort aimed at capitalizing on the world wide web. I set out to understand the concepts that drove data processing organizations. From there I worked to finish my circumnavigation of nearly every job position within data processing. I was soon certified as a project manager, a service manager, a specialist in metrics and a data processing auditor. With those tools I set out to teach those concepts. My teaching materials are posted at: http://www.robertperrine.biz/menu/index.html.
I next set out to write a book to explain best practices for data processing. The results of that effort are a work posted on the internet at: http://www.robertperrine.biz/bpit/index.html. The end result was that I learned that all the best concepts mean little when they do not serve the goals of the people with power.
Out of that research I found a two-dimensional framework that combined relationships with awareness. I then decided to probe that framework in detail. My research efforts are documented on the internet at: http://www.robertperrine.biz/Vision/index.html.
Out of this effort I learned that my life is most satisfying to me when I follow a discipline. And the discipline that works best for me is known as “study”. The bpit and vision projects illustrate my discipline at studying what does not fit. I find that studying the parts that do fit tends to be satisfying but empty. I find that studying the parts that do not fit is difficult and yet those are the areas that are most likely to help me grow. For example, the model I creating during the vision project incorporates techniques I studied while researching alcohol and other drug counseling. Those research notes are posted at: http://www.robertperrine.biz/aodc/links_resources.html.
Finally I found model 5-B, shown on the cover of this paper. My goal now is to write books that explain that model. This paper is a tool that I use to organize my thoughts so that those books are clear, concise and consistent.
I hope you find this paper interesting. If you would like to dialogue regarding these concepts, please send an email to mailto:robert@robertperrine.biz.