When driving change an idea is to push change through initiatives. The hope is that change can be directed and established through initiatives.

We must understand that such initiatives are important. They trigger change where otherwise change becomes a consequence of accepting whatever is happening.

However, it is also similar to a ship drifting on the ocean of change. Someone reorients the ship but otherwise, it follows the current.

What is missing is the integration of reflection. Where reflection is taking the time to see what was planned, what happened, and how both relate. In essence, it is learning how one’s intention impacted the situation and materialized.

Or said differently, it is remembering where the ship was oriented and observing if the direction is still accessible. It is a learning that is essential to transform how the ship is reoriented through individual initiatives.