Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week I bring to your attention another excerpt which we have titled – Mindset from the book titled ‘Uncharted’ – How to Map the Future Together by Margaret Heffernan. In her bold and invigorating book, Margaret Heffernan explores the individuals, organizations and mindsets that aren&#8217;t daunted by uncertainty but seize the challenge of making the future for them-selves and explores answers to these questions, how can we think about the future? What do we need to do &#8211; and who do we need to be?&nbsp; Mindset The mindset at CERN(European Organization for Nuclear Research) is both tight and loose: rigorously committed to doing physics that matters at a level of acknowledged excellence, but loose in its responsiveness to new ideas and technologies. Plans aren&#8217;t sacrosanct, but accuracy is. This paradoxical combination of super-human scientific detail with human improvisation requires a mindset that is both open to change, to disconfirmation and correction, but which can function in a discipline that demands absolute precision. Such punctilious flexibility is a CERN hallmark, as critical to the institution&#8217;s management as its science. Excerpt from ‘Uncharted’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: http://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.php &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_telegram" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/telegram?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is important and most of the times we are indifferent to it. It is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week again I bring to your attention an excerpt which we have titled – Algorithms from the book titled ‘Hello World’ – Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry. Hello World is indispensable preparation for the moral quandaries of a world run by code. When it comes to artificial intelligence, we either hear of a paradise on earth or of our imminent extinction. It&#8217;s time we stand face-to-digital-face with the true powers and limitations of the algorithms that already automate important decisions in healthcare, transportation, crime, and commerce. Rule-based algorithms &amp; Machine-learning algorithms Both types have their pros and cons. Because rule-based algorithms have instructions written by humans, they&#8217;re easy to comprehend. In theory, anyone can open them up and follow the logic of what&#8217;s happening inside! But their blessing is also their curse. Rule-based algorithms will only work for the problems for which humans know how to write instructions. Machine-learning algorithms, by contrast, have recently proved to be remarkably good at tackling problems where writing a list of instructions won&#8217;t work. They can recognize objects in pictures, understand words as we speak them and translate from one language to another &#8211; something rule-based algorithms have always struggled with. The downside is that if you let a machine figure out the solution for itself, the route it takes to get there often won&#8217;t make a lot of sense to a human observer. The insides can be a mystery, even to the smartest of living programmers. Excerpt from ‘Hello World’ by Hannah Fry I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.in%2Fblog%2Falgorithms%2F&amp;linkname=Algorithms" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noop...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is important and most of the times we are indifferent to it. It is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week again I bring to your attention an excerpt which we have titled – Complexity &amp; Responsibility from the book titled ‘Willful Blindness’ &#8211; Why we Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril by Margaret Heffernan. This book tries to understand, why after every major accident and blunder, do we look back and say how could we have been so blind? Why do some people see what others don&#8217;t? And how can we change? Drawing on studies by psychologists and neuroscientists, and interviews with business leaders, whistleblowers, and white-collar criminals, businesswoman and writer Margaret Heffernan examines the phenomenon of willful blindness, exploring the reasons that individuals and groups are blind to impending personal tragedies, corporate collapses, engineering failures even crimes against humanity. Complexity &amp; Responsibility The sheer complexity of many decisions makes blindness all the more tempting. Can&#8217;t these things be simplified? Can&#8217;t we leave it to the experts? &#8220;The banking world became very siloed in part because it all looked so complicated and geeky and boring,&#8221; says Gillian Tett, one of the few journalists who was willing to work through banking&#8217;s complexity to see what was going on. &#8220;But there are lots of issues that are like global warming and poverty and science and these are really going to affect our lives! We can&#8217;t afford to delegate knowledge of these things to experts because that&#8217;s how those silos get built. And it is not just in businesses but in our lives, in our society.&#8221; Excerpt from ‘Willful Blindness’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: https://www.mheffernan.com/book-wilfulblindness.php Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.in%2Fblog%2Fcomplexity-responsibility%2F&amp;linkname=Complexity%20%26%20Responsibili...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is important and most of the times we are indifferent to it. It is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week again I bring to your attention an excerpt which we have titled – Technology and Effective Communication from the book titled ‘Willful Blindness’ &#8211; Why we Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril by Margaret Heffernan. This book tries to understand, why after every major accident and blunder, do we look back and say how could we have been so blind? Why do some people see what others don&#8217;t? And how can we change? Drawing on studies by psychologists and neuroscientists, and interviews with business leaders, whistleblowers, and white-collar criminals, businesswoman and writer Margaret Heffernan examines the phenomenon of willful blindness, exploring the reasons that individuals and groups are blind to impending personal tragedies, corporate collapses, engineering failures even crimes against humanity. Technology and Effective Communication Conference calls, with teams of executives huddled around speaker-phones, fail to convey personality, mood, and nuance. You may start to develop rapport with the person who speaks most—or take an instant dislike to him or her. But you&#8217;ll never know why. Nor will you perceive the silent critic scowling a thousand miles away. Videoconferencing distracts all its participants who spend too much time worrying about their hair and whether they&#8217;re looking fat, uncomfortable at seeing themselves on screen. The nervous small talk about weather—it&#8217;s snowing there? It&#8217;s hot and sunny here —betrays anxiety about the vast differences that the technology attempts to mask. Physical distance isn&#8217;t easily bridged, no matter how refined the technology. Instead, we delude ourselves that because so many words are exchanged—e-mail, notes, and reports somehow a great deal of communication must have taken place. But that requires, in the first instance, that the words be read, that they be understood, and that the recipient know enough to read with discernment and empathy. Excerpt from ‘Willful Blindness’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: https://www.mheffernan.com/book-wilfulblindness.php Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_email" href="...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is important and most of the times we are indifferent to it. It is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week again I bring to your attention an excerpt which we have titled – Group Conformity from the book titled ‘Willful Blindness’ &#8211; Why we Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril by Margaret Heffernan. This book tries to understand, why after every major accident and blunder, do we look back and say how could we have been so blind? Why do some people see what others don&#8217;t? And how can we change? Drawing on studies by psychologists and neuroscientists, and interviews with business leaders, whistleblowers, and white-collar criminals, businesswoman and writer Margaret Heffernan examines the phenomenon of willful blindness, exploring the reasons that individuals and groups are blind to impending personal tragedies, corporate collapses, engineering failures even crimes against humanity. Group Conformity We all assimilate to a degree; society would cease to function if we did not. But one of the biggest risks of conformity, according to the psychologist Irving Janis, is that our sense of belonging (which makes us feel safe) blinds us to dangers and encourages greater risk-taking. Janis believed that, in a group, the pressure to maintain a consensus results in less thinking. Members don&#8217;t look for information to confirm or disconfirm. &#8220;Selective bias is shown in the way the group reacts to factual information, mass media, experts, and outside critics.” Groups subject to groupthink typically imagine themselves invulnerable. They rationalize warnings out of existence and believe passionately in the moral superiority of their group. Dissent is rare and difficult because self-censorship mostly expunges it and because consensus and unity are deemed the ultimate good. Excerpt from ‘Willful Blindness’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: https://www.mheffernan.com/book-wilfulblindness.php Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week I bring to your attention another excerpt which we have titled – Lessons from Artists from the book titled ‘Uncharted’ – How to Map the Future Together by Margaret Heffernan. In her bold and invigorating book, Margaret Heffernan explores the individuals, organizations and mindsets that aren&#8217;t daunted by uncertainty but seize the challenge of making the future for them-selves and explores answers to these questions, how can we think about the future? What do we need to do &#8211; and who do we need to be?&nbsp; Lessons from Artists If artists have the capacity to make work that defies time, it is because instead of trying to force-fit a predetermined idea of the future, they have learned to live productively with ambiguity, to see it as a rich source of discovery and exploration. Instead of trying to reduce complexity, they mine it, undaunted by contradictions and paradoxes. Working in the interstices of uncertainty is how they forge their identity, making future works and worlds that they can&#8217;t see before they get there &#8211; and which they may only dimly understand on arrival. They are propelled by a strong sense of agency, knowing that their work won&#8217;t exist if they don&#8217;t make it. Excerpt from ‘Uncharted’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: http://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.php &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.in%2Fblog%2Flessons-from-artists%2F&amp;linkname=...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week I bring to your attention another excerpt which we have titled – Scenario Planning from the book titled ‘Uncharted’ – How to Map the Future Together by Margaret Heffernan. In her bold and invigorating book, Margaret Heffernan explores the individuals, organizations and mindsets that aren&#8217;t daunted by uncertainty but seize the challenge of making the future for them-selves and explores answers to these questions, how can we think about the future? What do we need to do &#8211; and who do we need to be?&nbsp; Scenario Planning Scenario planning originated with the recognition that much in the world is too complex to be predictable and that the future is too malleable to be revealed by hard data alone. Scenarios illuminate the contingencies, contradictions and trade-offs of the real world, where no one interest or single perspective is in control. Scenario planning exercises demand that we acknowledge that we all inhabit complex systems, only parts of which we can see or influence. They force individuals and organisations out of their narcissism to confront how much of their success depends on others. This can illuminate opportunities or trade-offs but it also engenders humility. Excerpt from ‘Uncharted’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: http://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.php &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.in%2Fblog%2Fscenario-planning%2F&amp;linkname=Scenario%20Planning" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blan...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week I bring to your attention another excerpt which we have titled – Ways to Map the Future from the book titled ‘Uncharted’ – How to Map the Future Together by Margaret Heffernan. In her bold and invigorating new book, Margaret Heffernan explores the individuals, organizations and mindsets that aren&#8217;t daunted by uncertainty but seize the challenge of making the future for them-selves and explores answers to these questions, how can we think about the future? What do we need to do &#8211; and who do we need to be?&nbsp; Ways to Map the Future If we want to map the future, we start by acknowledging that we don&#8217;t know all it holds, that everyone can contribute, but no one knows what we will find. With simple language, an absence of power and entrenched interests, alertness to weak signals and small insights, we start to delineate the contours of what lies ahead. Instead of abdicating the future to those who know no more than we do, experiments are bolder, enlisting every kind of imagination in pursuit of more options. They show us what we miss when we cling to the shore, pinioned by forecasts or orthodoxies, doubt or tear. Each new insight adds detail to pictures of the future as they start to emerge. Excerpt from ‘Uncharted’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: http://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.php &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week I bring to your attention another excerpt which we have titled – Effective experiments and Practical Learning from the book titled ‘Uncharted’ – How to Map the Future Together by Margaret Heffernan. In her bold and invigorating new book, Margaret Heffernan explores the individuals, organizations and mindsets that aren&#8217;t daunted by uncertainty but seize the challenge of making the future for them-selves and explores answers to these questions, how can we think about the future? What do we need to do &#8211; and who do we need to be?&nbsp; Effective experiments and Practical Learning We start to map our future when we dare to experiment with the present, when we don&#8217;t make ourselves hostage to the past or to the salesmen of determinism and machines. Experiments are how we explore ecosystems, feeling out their contours and boundaries. Whether in individual careers, startups, businesses or nations, these experiments share vital characteristics. Excerpt from ‘Uncharted’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: http://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.php &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fqsconsultants.in%2Fblog%2Feffective-experiments-and-practical-learning...

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and why is that? Because ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters.’ Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to. Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour. This week I bring to your attention another excerpt which we have titled – Uncertainty and Human Capacity from the book titled ‘Uncharted’ – How to Map the Future Together by Margaret Heffernan. In her bold and invigorating new book, Margaret Heffernan explores the individuals, organizations and mindsets that aren&#8217;t daunted by uncertainty but seize the challenge of making the future for them-selves and explores answers to these questions, how can we think about the future? What do we need to do &#8211; and who do we need to be?&nbsp; Uncertainty and Human Capacity Every generation of human being has lived with uncertainty and unpredictability; that&#8217;s how we developed the staggering human capacity for invention, discovery, improvisation and creativity. Our ability to invent and explore came from necessity, not comfort. It&#8217;s been in the interstices of uncertainty that we have found and used freedom. While we can never render complexity simple, we could embrace it as an adventure, calling us to investigate the infinite permutations of life that it contains. Surrendering agency, action and adventure for convenience is a miserable bargain. In an uncharted world, who is content to be left hugging the shore when we could use our freedom to explore? Excerpt from ‘Uncharted’ by Margaret Heffernan I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link: http://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.php &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s. Namaste! <a class="a2a_but...