So many times the hardest part of moving things forward is effecting change in culture and habitual behaviours.

Habitual behaviours are the worst because one can accept the need for change, even be making it but also be completely unaware of subconscious behaviours from the old world getting in the way or continuing to drive us.

Self awareness then and being aware of our behaviours (consciously knowing what we are doing) is very important if we are to make key cultural change. It requires mentoring, questioning and motivating. Alas some people simply won’t be able to make the change. Most important of all, these changes happen sloooooowly. Although the more people who “get it” the more amplified the change gets and hopefully the quicker the remainder learn new habits.

So I’m left to ponder, just how often have we really changed things? How often have we fooled ourselves into believing we’ve achieved a revolution when actually we’ve managed little more than a slight evolution. If everyone can understand something so quickly is that not because it fits with existing understanding and behaviours? If everyone gets to carry over their creature comforts (gets what they are used to) have we not re-asserted old world thinking?

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