BANI WORLD
B – Brittle Easy to shatter, subjected to a total and sudden failure. It is the idea is that we are susceptible to catastrophe at any time. This arises from efforts to maximize efficiency, to wring every last bit of value – money, power, food, work – from a system.
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT - If something is brittle, we need to show capacity and resilience. Something brittle can be managed with a solid B-Plan. Always prepare an alternative, even for something that is apparently working well. In this context of fragility, a great way to adapt and grow is by strengthening your teams. Seeking a culture of collaboration, adopting well-distributed structures, and investing in training are tools that can help make your organization more resilient. Implementing a collaboration culture can increase the communication and transparency between individuals, teams, departments, and branches.
A – Anxious Fear that any choice we can make might be the wrong one. There are now so many uncertainties (thanks to our VUCA world) that they generate immense anxiety and a constant feeling of impotence. Everyone has started to feel at least a little of the 21st century disease, which involves fear over what could happen or go wrong regardless of what we do.
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT - If we feel Anxious, we need empathy and mindfulness. The best way to cope with Anxiety is raising Awareness. We can’t manage something if we can’t control it, and we can’t control what we are not aware of. Dealing with anxiety requires more company empathy. Training employees in soft skills, which will become increasingly essential in times to come, can also help.
N – Nonlinear Disconnection between cause and effect in time, proportion, perception. What was complex became, in turn, nonlinear, without a single meaning, leading to multiple destinations.
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT - If something is Non-linear, it requires context and adaptability. A Nonlinear phenomenon must be approached with No expectation. We should maintain fresh eyes and a candid, open approach to cope with events, people and technology. In a non-linear world, rigid plans tend to be a burden on business. Companies that don’t innovate and rely only on “proven” methods of doing things often find themselves behind the competition and can’t adapt quickly enough to changes in their environment.
I – Incomprehensible Extremely difficult, if not impossible, to understand. Attempts to find all the answers no longer make so much sense. Obsessive analysis of the data could overwhelm any person’s ability to understand it, as well as make it hard to distinguish signal from noise .
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT - If something is Incomprehensible, it requires transparency and intuition. When something is incomprehensible we can’t wait to fully explore what’s happening before making a decision, so we must develop our Intuition and rely on it. Misunderstanding can be addressed simply through the use of technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Data Science.