Clearly something that should never be attempted – BUT – something we do all the time. I don’t expect we are very good at it either, so perhaps it would be better to find alternatives. In every relationship – personal or business or whatever – we often find ourselves in the position of trying to figure out what the other person is thinking.
Worldview
Dealing With Dilemmas
One of the consequences of realising that other people are different to ourselves and, therefore, will not necessarily react in the way that you expect to situations is that we are often faced with dilemmas in interpersonal relationships because our behaviour will determine the way that the relationship progresses.
Mein Weltanschauung
Although a few of my previous posts have hinted at this subject I think that now that I have got the initial burst of activity on the blog out of the way it is time to make a clearer statement of where my thoughts are coming from and, therefore, put some context on to the content of the blog.
Of course, in keeping with the overall theme of the blog I should stress that this is work in progress and “feeding my ignorance” remains the main aim – trying to identify the context for this is important, but it does not mean that the context is fixed. As my learning increases, so the context may shift.
World 2.1 – Part 2
The advent of what is collectively known as social networking requires a rethink of how we relate to and communicate with other people both inside our businesses and in day to day life. This post is focussed on the former, but the lessons can be carried across with a significant degree of validity.
World 2.1 – Part 1
This is another post inspired by one that I have previously posted on the company intranet, but which has much wider implications. That one was entitled World 2.0 – the change this time is to reflect the fact that my own thinking has moved on since then. The new forms of interaction available to us in this day and age require that we rethink the way in which we can relate to others.
Know Your Enemy (especially when its your friend)
A few of these initial blog posts have been centred around the subject of how we relate to others, the importance of understanding our worldview and the difficulties (and surprises) inherent in interpreting the world view of others. What I had struggled with a little was finding a good, relevant (and real) example of me misjudging the reactions of someone else – and then I remembered a previous post on my company intranet blog.
A Hidden Agenda Paradox
Following on from the need to understand that others have their own worldview that will be difficult for any of us to get inside it is necessary to spend just a short time looking at things from the other way round.
Understanding Others
I have an amateur interest in psychology – in particular cognitive psychology – and understanding the way we ‘work’. This is, of course, not unrelated to the problem faced by anyone having to design/produce/specify any system that is to be used by others – so it is very relevant to my day-to-day existence. Of course it is one thing to know the theory and quite another to put it into practice!
Where Are We Going
Found this presentation through LinkedIn. Certainly worth a viewing.
Prediction Is Difficult – Especially About The Future!
It was Neils Bohr who first said that, and it is something which we all often fail to remember. This is the first of two blogs (probably in quick succession) triggered by a TV programme that I watched this evening.