Understanding Antifragility and the related heuristics can be paradigm-shifting and crucial for individuals and organisations as they come to terms with trying to survive, adapt, take risks and thrive in an uncertain environment.
“Don’t aim to be perfect, aim to be antifragile” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
How do we get there?
“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” – Kung the philosopher
It’s important to note that most of the information is already out there! Taleb himself has laid out the theory, heuristics and even mathematics behind the concept of Antifragility. His book, ‘Antifragile’ is the perfect starting point for this. The aim of why you should aim for antifragility is also brilliantly laid out.
As the quote above from Kung lays out, people can read the information (remember) but what’s the next step?
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The aim here is really to help individuals and organisations take the next step from learning about the concept to actually putting this into practice.
In these situations, it is often beneficial to engage a coach or a consultant who has the emotional distance to be able to reflect back the issues, impediments and then also together find a way to navigate from our current state to where we wish to be.