humanistry And Seeing the World Differently: The Cornerstone of Competitive Intelligence
A short article about humanistry
In competitive intelligence, the ability to see the world from multiple perspectives isn’t just advantageous—it’s essential. The most innovative ideas and transformative strategies are born when we break free from traditional lines of thought and embrace a broader, more dynamic view of the world.
True competitive intelligence demands a willingness to think differently, dismantle the usual frameworks, and look beyond the obvious. It requires the courage to challenge assumptions, explore unconventional angles, and synthesise seemingly unrelated insights into something groundbreaking.
Fluid Thinking and adaptive perception
This philosophy aligns perfectly with the central premise of Humanistry, an evolving framework developed by the AKcidentalwriter, which champions fluid thinking and adaptive perception.
Humanistry encourages individuals and organisations to evolve in a society defined by constant change by recalibrating the lens through which we view the world.
Excerpts from Humanistry by the AKcidentalwriter
My partners and sponsors for my last ‘Instrument of Change’ aka book Humanistry were:
- Imagination
- Curiosity
- Vision
- Creativity
- Courage
- Fearlessness
- Puzzle making
- Time
- Freedom
A defining quote from Albert Einstein that defines the Humanistry framework is:
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere”.
Humanistry is based on the principle that your mind can be reinvigorated by readjusting your personal lens to the world in front of you. This construct is a personal evolving thought stream for the evolved human of the immediate future.
The goal is to allow your mind to be fluid on your own terms! The framework is tailored around the pause and reflects on much that the individual may not think about. The defining premise is to communicate with yourself and to synthesise within yourself in your relation to the outside world around you.
Ever-Fluid Society
In our ‘present future’ that skill set will be of paramount importance to thrive and survive in our ever-fluid society.
The goal is for individuals to use the construct as a reflective instrument rather than a reactive instrument. The overarching message is to move people from the incremental, limited, and impoverished position of seeing the world as black and white.
Grey thought streams
The favoured shade moving forward is grey, which will foster exponential thought streams.
The central premise of the instrument of change Humanistry (grey thought streams) is a combination and recalibration of ideas and constructs in ever-flowing waves of constant adjusting.
The secret is that motivation can come from anywhere.
The key is not to be afraid. To alter yourself and have an increasingly bright future, you must alter your lens to the world in front of you. That will be the only way you / your organisation will make dynamic progress. You must remove static lines of thought and vision.
Respect what doesn’t make sense to you
The crux of Humanistry is respecting all that is around you, even if it makes no sense to you. We are all limited in our perspective. The quest is the daily, ongoing pursuit of expanding your oven or organisation’s limitation of thought and vision if you see yourself and your organisation as a forward-thinking entity. Read more from AK Ford here: Foresight versus Hindsight.
As we stumble into this ongoing pandemic lifestyle what the individual sees will be similar to a combination lock that is needed to open that said lock. Possessing grey optics will allow you not to have a handicap in this new economy of technocracy and radiated risk.
Possessing a grey vision will allow you to dictate your own fate.
We are now labelling a permanent jigsaw puzzle economy.
This means that the pieces can change more often in this ‘present future’. The bigger story is that these pieces can stay the same yet be recombined differently. The constant fluidity stream will cause what I am calling a ‘lens dissension’ in the individual who is unaware of this in their personal framework.
Constant recalibration
In the Humanistry framework you learn of the system within the system. You can either refit those pieces or realise you need new ones. We are now in an era of constant recalibration of optics, which can feel your mind is playing tricks on you.
The defining question for you or your organisation is, what is your thought infrastructure? What is your lens or optical infrastructure? You have to go inside yourself to ‘suss’ those things out and pose questions to yourself. Be fearless in this process. Read more from AK Ford: Trust/Value/Consistency Is Your Way to Success
The premise of the Humanistry Framework is that it is based on changing the outer world but revising our mind/optics to stop looking at what is in front of you and finally start seeing. Time to clear your mind and strap in. If you can understand what I am about to state, you will be that much ahead of the game: We are all in a continuous battle of vision!
That is the ultimate daily weapon going forward in the 2020’s. To be blunt, the battle is for your vision! It is an ongoing battle around the clock. Consider the lens/optics of the individual is a Defacto weapons system that no one thinks about.
We are in the age of the NKW, aka non-kinetic warfare. May awareness of what was just said be with you always.
You can buy A.K. Smith-Ford’s latest book here: Humanistry
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