If every destination had an express lane and no traffic, we would quickly underappreciate the journey required to reach the edges of the map. Because of the switchbacks, wayfinding, and moments of confusion, we are forced to endure the moments of high friction. The liminal space between certainty and uncertainty is where our best stories originate.
What is the mental transition that we make when counting sequential numbers? For example, what is the tipping point that moves us from the number ‘3’ to the number ‘4’. It represents something more than cognition as if a physical permutation is required. The liminal moment when we are no longer on ‘3’ but have not locked in on ‘4’ is micro-seconds but it exists. Have you paused to consider this subtle shift?
What might our numerical counting experience teach us about transitions? How might we recognize that something as simple as moving through sequential numbers can provide hints about how more significant transitions might reverberate.
At some point, winter ice surrenders to the warmth of spring, and a new environment is revealed. There is a liminal moment where two seasons are suspended in brief animation, occupying the same spot but representing different outcomes.
How might we embrace these transitions to gain insights that may not be available for the rest of the year? What are your enterprise’s ice breakup events?
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