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This article explores the reasons why relevancy gaps persist and offers insights on how to address them, using examples from history and present-day challenges such as climate change and societal collapse. It discusses the cognitive, organizational, and political factors that contribute to inaction and provides strategies for preventing and overcoming these gaps.
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Relevancy Gaps Mindset Divergent Reality Closing Relevancy Gaps Why Relevancy Gaps aren’t closed Identifying Relevancy Gaps How Relevancy Gaps form
How Societies choose to Fail or Succeed Climate Change Environmental Damage How Society Responds to Problems Decreased support from Friends Hostile Neighbors
The Case of the Greenland Norse Arrive 1000 CE; Disappear 1450 Approx 5,000 people in 2 Settlements Communal, violent hierarchical & conservative More European than Europe Climate Change: Little Ice Age Environmental Damage Trade Disengagement from Europe Hostile Neighbors: The Innuit Inability to Adapt
Why Societies Collapse Don’t Anticipate Don’t Perceive No prior experience Some problems imperceptible Reason by false analogy Distant Managers Slow Trend Concealed Don’t Solve (Perceive & Attempt) Don’t Attempt to Solve Solution exists but unviable Rational Bad Behavior Efforts too little too late Dislike those who complain Beyond present capacity to solve Group Denial (Work Avoidance) Status Quo supports deeply held value
Preventing Predictable Surprises Cognitive Organizational Political Generally Optimistic Structural barriers 2 effective info processing Political Losers Mobilize Overly Discount Future Scanning / Integration + Learning Failures Reluctant to change status quo Aviation Security New Security Oversight expensive Airlines Block Reform 9.11 Travel Delays Problem Appears Significant Costs to Solving (Benefits delayed) Tendency to Maintain Status Quo Worsens Definite cost in present; uncertain future cost Vocal Minority vs. Change
Lanir: Between Situational + Fundamental Cognitive Organizational Political Situational:Lack of Information Fundamental:Incompatibility of self perception with reality
Where does it meet Reut? Organizational Mindset Divergent Reality Political Cognitive Don’t Perceive Why Relevancy Gaps aren’t closed Don’t Attempt to Solve Don’t Anticipate Don’t Solve (Perceive & Attempt)