Ownership

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Claim

Ownership is the active form of Belonging. It is when you act with Agency is the ability to connect desires and actions and take Responsibility is binding yourself to outcomes and people you value for the place you are in or what you are doing while having the freedom to do as you please (to a certain extent).

Explanation

To have ownership on our environment is not only the result of feeling empowered, but it is also the cause of feeing empowered. When we can shape the environment as we see fit it turns us from mere objects interacting with our environment to subjects, humans with intent and personality. Standing up for yourself is courageous authenticity against social pressure

Ownership is usually referred in workplace context, which means taking ownership over a task or a project, to lead it from start to finish. This means that we can't settle for doing the bare minimum, nor should we just follow rules without thinking.

Why it matters

Examples

A common example is to design your workplace as you see fit, perhaps adding photos, bringing plants, moving furniture, etc. Environmental design

Supporters

Taking ownership is a proactive approach.

To have ownership over something creates Attachment distorts how we see the things we cling to, for better or for worse. We feel connected to it, as it is no longer external to us. We are not just responsible over it, it is ours, we take pride in it's success, in it's beauty, and also in it's faults You are responsible for what happens under your watch.

Opposers

Ownership can only be given in cases without Micro-management restricts autonomy and inhibits growth.

Open questions

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Overview

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