Children build and break sand castles at will, destroying their own creations to come back and build again. We go to design schools to learn about design sprints and the art of prototyping. And from play comes learning and from learning emerges their new realities. They instinctively know the mantra to thrive in ambiguity it's called PLAY. They are the quintessential explorers of the unknown, Columbuses of their own little worlds. As I pondered this rather obvious point, another question raised its hydra-like head. IMHO, one cannot plan but stay prepared to flow with ambiguity, play with ambiguity, immerse themselves in it. And it happens because organizations forget to listen, collaborate and remain true to their purpose. It's mostly the third-order effects that dismantle organizations. And perhaps also encapsulates the key reasons why we fail to thrive in an ambiguous environment. There are a few things we know about ambiguity it is one of the leading causes of conflict within a business unit, impossible to diagnose from a singular perspective, and its second- and third-order effects are capable of dismantling an organization. Here's what HBR has to say about Ambiguity in their article Leading Effectively in a VUCA Environment: Well, the corporate world is trying hard to gear up for this unknown monster called VUCA. Should we cower in fear and scuttle into our shells, or venture forth courageously wearing the hat of a curious explorer?
Ambiguous reflection definition professional#
Our professional and personal lives are suddenly taking on whole new shapes we had not remotely envisaged. As robots enter our lives, Alexa, the voice controlled speaker from Amazon goes mainstream, driver-less cars cease to be a science fiction marvel, and many more digital wonders invade our day-to-day existence to forge a completely different meaning of life and living for many of us, Uncertainty and Ambiguity loom large. Nevertheless, it is the truth! The pace of change has exceeded anything that we may have imagined creating a strange kind of almost existential tension.
The dictum that we are living in a VUCA world has become so oft used as to lose all its essence and meaning. And here is the unfolding of that thought stream. I made a note of it, telling myself that I will mull over it later. Ambiguity leads to emergence! This fleeting thought crossed my mind in the middle of a busy day with enough clarity and suddenness to make me pause mid-stream.
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