Navigating through a storm
Yesterday I had a long discussion with a renowned social media influencer. The core topic of the discussion was what could be a good method to test the character and strength of a phenomenon, e.g., popular leader, progressive society, ideology, innovation, system, organization, etc. The point of debate was whether the evaluation should be based on how the underlying has performed under the normal stable circumstances or should include the handling of exceptions as well. The conventional wisdom says that the true test of character and strength of a phenomenon is tested during a crisis. When the sailing is smooth, even an ordinary captain will command the ship safely to the destination. My view is very clear in this context. I believe a phenomenon could be termed so only when it has helped in normalizing an exception(s). For example, to me a captain would be phenomenal if he designs or helps in designing a guidance system that enables all sailors to navigate through turbulent wa...