Rythme et sujet : L'infini turbulent d'Henri Michaux

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Collection of ideas on light, darkness, and human behavior

Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1984.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-145).The night -- particularly its constitutive darkness -poses a formidable challenge to the human mind, which operates primarily on visual evidence. Indeed, the active channels connecting the cognitive and visual systems are dominant features of brain activity overall: As a result, blacking out the visual field has a profound impact on how the brain construes the environment. This study presents a general perspective on the traffic between mind and reality via the visual channel, and proffers the notion that the most important factor in the visual process is the extent, at any given moment, to which whatever happens to be present is visible; that is, not the object, but the amount of available light by which we may see them. It is further suggested that darkness can be a positive environmental condition: that it can act as a stretcher and enhancer of insight -- in contrast to light, by which the environment penetrates an attentive mind from without. By implication, if light stimulates the body, dar~ness will in turn stimulate the mind; furthermore, at a given moment, visual stimulation and imaginary output are inversely proportional. The point of view expressed here offers a perspective on light-related design problems, for which might be developed a new approach that would use light intensities as a language directly addressing behavior.a collection of ideas on light, darkness, and human behavior / by Luc Courchesne.M.S.V.S

The ERP post-implementation stage: a knowledge transfer challenge

This paper examines the knowledge transfer process in ERP post-implementation projects, and specifically between the ERP project teams and the IT support team. Case studies were conducted in three large organizations and data was collected via semi-structured interviews. Descriptive and graphical representations were used to analyze knowledge transfer processes for each case and a cross-case analysis was performed. Results from this exploratory study shed light on the relation between the ERP evolution structure and the use of knowledge transfer mechanisms based on different types of knowledge (functional and technical). This paper highlights the necessity of relying on both formal and informal knowledge transfer mechanisms to cover recurring and ad hoc exchanges between the different stakeholders responsible for the evolution of an ERP. The paper also highlights the impact of the ERP integrator and its different inclusion strategies that are critical for the knowledge being shared by the ERP project stakeholders