Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is 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,’ as 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 – Narrowing Perspective – Obscuring Context & Meaning 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’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 – and who do we need to be?  Narrowing Perspective – Obscuring Context & Meaning As organisations grow, hierarchies and bureaucracy develop; measurement and rules drive standardisation and efficiency. As the work becomes atomised, it loses meaning and motivation is supplied by targets and rewards to keep the work on track. Such institutions have succeeded when uncertainty has been largely absent. But as they grow and complexity increases, their own hierarchies and bureaucracies overwhelm them. Eventually, the only way to function is by adopting shorter and shorter timeframes: quarterly returns or just-in-time production processes limit uncertainty. But the shorter the time frame, the smaller the aspiration, the more ephemeral the human rewards. Obsessive managerialism, with its measurable, predicted targets, overwhelms them, narrowing perspective and obscuring context and meaning. 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        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%2Fnarrowing-perspective-obscuring-context-and-meaning%2F&linkname=Narrowing%20Perspective%20%26%20Obscuri...