Three Creative Relationships: Monarchical, Concentric, Organism-based

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 05:36pm by David Askaripour in Philosophy

There are various relationships that define how your projects, companies, creative pursuits can grow and influence others. Among them, Monarchical, Concentric, and Organic relationships are three fundamental relationships that most of us would fall under and categorize our creative pursuits as. No one relationship is better than the other and in many ways, they are all connected and interwoven. I hope this discussion will help bring light to the particular relationship that you are working with and maybe, by understanding it more, you can make adjustments if needed… or, simply, come to terms with how your projects are affecting the lives of those around you. Maybe you’re affecting them in a negative way. Maybe in a positive way. It’ll be up to you to find out. Maybe in a way that you have yet to understand. Let’s discuss them, shall we.

Monarchical Relationship

You’re the boss! In this relationship between your project and those who are within the scope of your project or are a part of your circle of influence, you reign supreme. This is a one way line of communication. What you say goes. You have final say, word, decision, everything. You don’t want respect, you “demand” it because your authority depends on it. You love your Ego. It’s your everything. You don’t need feedback, because you’ve already made up your mind and it’s set. No flexibility. No elasticity. If you’re not in charge, calling all the shots, then nothing would be worth it for you. You are GOD, in the Christian sense of the word. Meaning, all shall bow down to you and honor you. This is your mindset and your nature. You’ve skillfully crafted your creative outlet in such a way that all your members, constituents, users, what have you, have come to depend on you and only you. This was the design from the beginning.

Concentric Relationship

You and your members all share the same center. There is no authority figure reigning supreme. Everyone is connected at the base and each person revolves around that base. No levels. No hierarchy. This is a collective whole with direct feedback between each member. Though every member is working independently in their own creative respects, a omnipresent ideal is shared and relied upon at the center of everything. The only thing that is in control, is the concept at the core — never any individual. Growth expands from the outside of the center, but the center is never lost. And though one person may have been responsible for creating that center, that person has no greater influence than anyone else. The ideal, the philosophy, the center energy is now dictating the direction of the creative process. Everyone is GOD in this relationship.

Organism-based Relationship

Everyone and everything is growing together, from the inside out. Whatever action any person takes has absolutely no difference than that of any other person, because the end result is always the same — growth. This relationship is self-sustaining and needs no dictation or direction. What needs to be done is already known, intuitively, within each contributor. No communication is expressed nor needed, because everything is in perfect harmony. Everything is already implicit within each contributor. It’s like looking at your mom, and based upon her face, you already know what she has to say to you…no words are ever needed.

Consider the Implications of each Relationship

Think about these various relationships and see if your project, organization, company, or whatever creative outlet that you have, falls into alignment with any of these structures, these particular ways of communicating and relating to those who are a part of your creative processes. Simply being aware of what relationship you are working with, in and of itself, can unlock an immense understanding of your power, your influence, and the energy / nature of your creativity.

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