With the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has experienced high levels of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) on the one hand, and on the other hand, a total interconnectedness. The term VUCA was first coined at the Army War College, which is the graduate school for future generals (Johansen, Euchner, 2013). In the management context, […]
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Managing VUCA: Gāndhī’s Experimentation
This article examines an interesting question: What lessons can we learn from Gāndhī’s experimental approach to help us cope with COVID-19? Mahātmā Gāndhī, for example, tapped into indigenous sources of knowledge to work for the welfare of society. One of his main approaches to putting his learnings into practice was experimentation or exploration of his […]
The Phenomenon of Entrainment in Managing VUCA
I am confident that we have all experienced the phenomenon of entrainment in daily life. Think about the experiences of ‘being on the same wavelength’, or ‘being in sync’. They typically generate an elevated emotion or feeling. Also physiologically, many of us have witnessed the adjustment of our bodies that occurs when we change time […]
Kaliyug
Some people have started asking themselves questions about Kaliyuga in these times of crisis. Therefore, we share some insights on Kaliyuga for your reflections. According to the Indian concept of time, authentically known as Bhāratīya concept of time, there are 4 Yug or periods: Sat, Treta, Dwapar and Kali. The characteristics of people, economy, society, […]
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