future mapping
the why and the how
future mapping
the why and the how
Cultures vary in the degree to which they value openness and tolerate uncertainty. Some cultures lead people to experience anxiety in situations that are ambiguous or unpredictable, and these cultures are structured in ways that make the world seem more stable and predictable through strict rules and laws, shared beliefs, and circumscribed ways of
... See moreAs Donella Meadows, co-author of the Limits to Growth studies, asks, ‘How did we arrive at a culture that constantly, almost automatically, ridicules visionaries? Whose idea of reality forces us to “be realistic”? When were we taught, and by whom, to suppress our visions?’
Traditionally, organizations have focused on developing specific, easily replicable functional or technical skills. Not only were these skills easier to teach but organizations were also operating in a more stable, predictable environment at the time. In that environment, executing repeatable processes to produce standardized products and services
... See moreExploring where impediments are hard, where they are soft and when they can be ignored is powerful.
as Albert Einstein was famous for saying, “ No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it ” Put another way, you can’t solve a problem within the context of that problem.
Organizations can help cultivate these capabilities by providing workers with the tools and safe spaces to experiment, explore, and envision possible futures. By empowering workers to ask questions about their work, leaders can lean into a more open evolution and disruption of work that values human sustainability and organization-wide co-creation.
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