In a scoping analysis it is good to look for manifestations locally. Well, in my area, there was a dip in building activity, which mirrored other winters, with the difference that stakeholders were muttering this one was gonna be harder and deeper, because of recent events. But only this week, I have noticed a sort of optimism. Heaps of new buildings going in and also lots of renovation of shops and businesses, including three or four new Gyms (which serve as community hubs for people of all ages). New Building companies, and manufacturing businesses moving here, too. This is important IMO, as any period of radical change in history is accompanied by renewed building efforts. So that is the Local Social climate.

In the media, the main newspaper actually printed criticism of the government regarding their most radical critical race theory-inspired policy, which was refreshing to see. Similarly, I noticed that in international publications (Newsweek) is admitting that Ukraine ain't winning, with some desperate flapping over air-superiority, but no-one willing to supply the planes. because reasons. Again, it is refreshing to see them admitting the truth, even as they are still struggling with the line that has caught them.

Also, at work, there was to be a 'transformation' in my organization that was to remove all the unwanted ones, while drastically changing hierarchical structures - without consultation- so prolly inspired by budget-cuts. It seems to have only glanced a silly blow on my department (they started trying to control when and where we could work)- that the team rectified after only one month - demonstrating that the CEs big plans actually had no effect whatsoever in my neck of the woods. So, there is optimism there as well, as the people 'on the ground' realized they had more power to remain in control.

So, to put a cherry on top:

I have done some reading around this, and it seems that is what happens when a workplace, (or a household, or a government) has undergone a digital revolution - or evolution if you like. What happens is that the managers and executive (or say: the mainstream media or central bank) suddenly feel as if they have lost their grip and start to do really weird stuff, while the workers on the coal-face start talking to customers as if they finally recognized that there are real people out there and want to get on with things (see this mirrored on videos on the 'net).

The management theory in the eighties was that a digital transformation (their words) would mean that managers could do more transformational stuff - hence the ra-ra-now-we-do-transformation that extends all the way to the halls of central government, WEF, EU and OECD and what have-you. Search New Public Management

Pragmatically, a digital evolution actually automates things, and people can spend more time on the 'people stuff', while the data-gold lies at the customer/customer-service interface, not at the executive feet. The latter start feeling quite left out, so they try to meddle: (on a grand scale, e.g. let's invent a vaccine for a disease that doesn't exist; or: we MUST build a monument to indigenous peoples that reveres the stars, or something else weird, say: bring in this handy transformation package called ESG, which forces the hire of blowsy, puffed-up personalities claiming they know how to interview people while not being judgy. (see; ESG guidelines).

The good news for pepes is that once the power was ceded downwards, it can not easily be retrieved by those who have lost the power. HAHA KEK. Viva la Revolution!

Post Script: Here is the argument that killed the transformation, that I knew, or realized, was budget related. I structured it thus, because pragmatism will overrule silly ideas, also knowing that budget-related transformation was actually nearly the only thing that was pursued in any serious-ness in the last 40 years or so:

Are you really going to waste other people's money (and yours, and your reputation) spending it on extra petrol driving around, just so that you can have a easy-to-understand one-dimensional schedule? So what happens when a job is two minutes walking distance from my house, (an extreme example) and you insist I first have to drive into the office, or someone else has to drive 20 minutes to attend the site. Which one is cheaper? This happens because we have a rule about who has to come into the office and when - that is a stupid policy, especially if one can even think of ONE exception to the rule. Do we immediately introduce fuzzy guidelines? That, if unmeasured and unscrutinized, will lose money. Who will be accountable?

In a scoping analysis it is good to look for manifestations locally. Well, in my area, there was a dip in building activity, which mirrored other winters, with the difference that stakeholders were muttering this one was gonna be harder and deeper, because of recent events. But only this week, I have noticed a sort of optimism. Heaps of new buildings going in and also lots of renovation of shops and businesses. New Building companies moving here, too. This is important IMO, as any period of radical change in history is accompanied by renewed building efforts.

In the media, the main newspaper actually printed criticism of the government regarding their most radical critical race theory-inspired policy, which was refreshing to see. Similarly, I noticed that in international publications (Newsweek) is admitting that Ukraine ain't winning, with some desperate flapping over air-superiority, but no-one willing to supply the planes. because reasons. Again, it is refreshing to see them admitting the truth, even as they are still struggling with the line that has caught them.

Also, at work, there was to be a 'transformation' in my organization that was to remove all the unwanted ones, while drastically changing hierarchical structures - without consultation- so prolly inspired by budget-cuts. It seems to have only glanced a silly blow on my department (they started trying to control when and where we could work)- that the team rectified after only one month - demonstrating that the CEs big plans actually had no effect whatsoever in my neck of the woods. So, there is optimism there as well, as the people 'on the ground' realized they had more power to remain in control.

So, to put a cherry on top:

I have done some reading around this, and it seems that is what happens when a workplace, (or a household, or a government) has undergone a digital revolution - or evolution if you like. What happens is that the managers and executive (or say: the mainstream media or central bank) suddenly feel as if they have lost their grip and start to do really weird stuff, while the workers on the coal-face start talking to customers as if they finally recognized that there are real people out there and want to get on with things (see this mirrored on videos on the 'net).

The management theory in the eighties was that this would mean that managers could do more transformational stuff - hence the ra-ra-now-we-do-transformation that extends all the way to the halls of central government, WEF, EU and OECD and what have-you.

Pragmatically, a digital evolution actually automates things, and people can spend more time on the 'people stuff', while the data-gold lies at the customer/customer-service interface, not at the executive feet. The latter start feeling quite left out, so they try to meddle: (on a grand scale, e.g. let's invent a vaccine for a disease that doesn't exist; or: we MUST build a monument to indigenous peoples that revers the stars, or something).

The good news for pepes is that once the power was ceded downwards, it can not easily be retrieved by those who have lost the power. HAHA KEK.