Yesterday I heard for the first time Nancy using the word “chaordic”. As a non-English speaker I immediately opened my dictionary to look up the word – and there was no translation. It was only after some time it began to come through to me… “chaotic order”… aha!!!

I think there is good argument to say that this year’s KM4Dev meeting can be characterised by “chaotic order”. After all, Lucie rightly pointed out that creativity emerges best at the verge of chaos. And having the word “creative” in the title of this year’s meeting, it needs some degree of chaos.

I also think to some extent it’s a sign of maturity of this community to be able to allow this degree of chaos. If all is new, if you’re feeling insecure, you tend to keep a tight grip on everything, control is the name of the game. I am inclined to take the “chaotic order” as a good sign that we are able now to move beyond this paradigm…

-marc