# Going Outside the Perimeter By:: [[Ross Jackson]] 2023-06-27 Children growing up in suburban neighborhoods often have a set perimeter in which they can play. Perhaps the perimeter is one’s yard. Maybe it is one’s block. At an extreme, perhaps it is the entire neighborhood. However large the assigned perimeter is, there is always a point at which the child confronts the prohibition. There is a tendency to want to know what is on the other side. There is a tendency to want to know why the perimeter was set there. There is a tendency to want to explore and understand. Going outside the assigned perimeter is a risk. It could be dangerous. It could result in punishment. It could result in a tighter perimeter. As one ages, the perimeter eventually increases to include the entire city and beyond. Organizationally, perimeters are often set among departments. As individuals, we set and transcend perimeters. We become comfortable in our established zones. Going outside that zone is a risk. For all the comfort and ease residing inside one’s perimeter, excitement resides outside of it. For all the competence that resides inside one’s perimeter, developing new areas of interest resides outside of it. Going outside one’s perimeter is essential for understanding all its benefits and constraints. #### Related Items [[Thinking]] [[Constraints]] [[Development]] [[Comfort]] [[Change]]