In times of relative calm and stability, strong individual leaders may often be adequate even for very large organizations. But when constantly tested by a world that moves and changes faster than ever before, there is the advantage of enhanced strength and wisdom when more people are able to think, communicate and act with a singular purpose amidst disruption and upheaval.
A faster and a more chaotic world translates to overstretched individual leaders and increasingly strained organizational leadership structures, however unified they might be. There are advantages when workforces can collectively prepare for and address risks before they even evolve into crises.
In addressing both risks and crises Mother Nature provides clues to discover built-in mechanisms that have taken root over the course of evolution.
The hot defensive bee ball, a highly coordinated countermeasure somehow unique to Apis cerana japonica honeybees repelling attacks by Vespa mandarinia hornets, is proof of how nature has already supplied the coding necessary for survival and sustainability. A related curiosity worth mentioning is that there is no scientific evidence that the colony queen has any role in this communal but apparently leader-less defensive response. (video link: BBC Earth)
THE HOT BEE BALL JOURNEY
Source: Japanese natural beekeeping
It is possible that the inherent nature to dominate, along with all other biases that have conspired to normalize excess, has somehow diminished mankind’s ability to promptly perceive and consequently permit the natural programming that enables both collaboration and evolution to unfold. Deciphering and reactivating this code will be integral parts of this journey, while curiosity will supply these maps and compasses:
Driven by purpose. Fueled by curiosity. Working to build a world we can all sustain together.
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