Bird's eye view of change

A keen observation in the advancement of the changing civilizations, emerging civilizations, allows us to reach to a conclusion that  there is a spherical lifecycle associated to it. The birth of a civilization, the advancement, the zenith, the downfall, the end and the rebirth of a new civilization on the debris of the old one, drive this lifecycle. I don’t intend to delve into the annals of History because you can find a plethora of facts and figures on this.

History has witnessed the ages (pal eolithic, Neolithic, ancient, Vedic, medieval, modern) to  suffice the above assertions. Egyptian civilization which is the genesis of all civilizations has little say in the world affairs today. Even as individuals, we tread across different stages in life which are similar as described above. There was a sea named Tethys at the same place where the Himalayas stand today. Australia was uninhabited few centuries ago. America was very recently discovered by Columbus in 1492, and has become a superpower leaving behind the greatest civilizations to follow it.

Similarly many civilizations succumbed to one or the other natural disasters, to be found only through historical excavations. This process of natural selection and rejection is by and large a result of the same spherical lifecycle which reflects the very nature of “Change”. This is an exemplification of the bird’s eye view of change.

Nevertheless, we, human beings, have witnessed this course of change since time indefinite, we are resistant to change. There are other forms of change like Big Bang, earthquakes, wars, famines, draughts, epidemics etc that change the course of history and still we acclimatize to it. Here, we can make one more assumption, that threat, shock, trauma are also the drivers of change.

Now within this pan global Change phenomenon, we identify the so called organizational change, economic change, social & cultural change and a host of other micro level changes which are trivial in nature as they are not capable of changing the course of history. Such changes ought to be defined and redefined, have to be well thought, re-engineered, as these hold well for a very short interval of time. Here, the concept of change (Organizational Change) gives a better understanding of it being a continuous process. Organizations have to keep pace with the changes posed by its surroundings for existence. This continuous change at micro level, initiated by an individual/group confronts resistance in its acceptance because of the following reasons:

• Under normal circumstances, people hate to accept change All of us are not visionaries who are capable to peep into the future
• Those who can’t peep into future, are always apprehensive of the acquired state(future).
• There is no coercion, threat or shock involved in bringing about change.

Therefore in order to carry out such man made changes successfully, the simulation of the factors that bring about the so called Pan Global Change, is necessary.

Change has to be understood as an ongoing process. It has got no defined limits. When I say, change has got no defined limits, I mean, Change in itself keeps advancing with respect to the changing requirements.We can draw a comparison with the stars. The stars have been receding from each other since time indefinite. The moment one stops, it is lost into the world of oblivion.

Some facts about change:

It creates and organized interim anarchy before the final, stabilized and expected state is realized.

A well thought out, man-made change is always for good.

Change poses threat to status quo.