Life, The Multiverse And Everything: An Introduction To The Ideas Of Humberto Maturana Interpreting Maturana / quote 17 of 50
Orthogonality:
To be orthogonal means to interact with the client system in such a way as to not become enmeshed in the existing organization of the system as yet one more constituting component. When this occurs you become part of the problem and hence cannot be part of a solution. Acting orthogonally means selectively interacting with peripheral structure, i.e. components which are not actively involved in the constitution of the organization.