Society needs both – ideals and capacities
Ideals tell an individual the what of life and capacities teach an individual the how of life.
A society that focuses on ‘capacity building’ without adequate attention to the ‘ideal’ for which it lives faces the prospect of mindless production, mindless acquisition, and a deepening sense of alienation from self. On the other hand, when individuals in a society focus on ideals, they not only know why and what they are doing, but find it easier to learn the ‘how’ of what they are doing as well. Put another way, individuals who live by an ideal find it easier to focus their energies on appropriate capacity building.
One great ideal is the ‘contributor ideal’: an individual who seeks and aspires to contribute – to self, to organization, and to society. Such an individual is able to lead a life of fulfillment and increasing self-esteem. As a reward, contributors are also more valued and honoured by others.
The ‘contributor ideal’ is alive in our society – every organization has at least 5-7% of its individuals who are constantly striving to make a difference to themselves, their teams, their companies, their clients, and society at large. But we want more contributors – in educational institutions, in the government, in corporates, and in society.
More contributors means – infrastructure that gets built on time and to last, services which work efficiently, systems which are less corrupt, and a society which translates its resources and investment into real improvement in the lives of individuals.
- Solution Philosophy by V. Srinivas
Contribution Thinking as a mode of thought which enables fulfillment has been developed by Mr. V. Srinivas.This is the underlying philosophy of the i-become initiative.
He is the CEO & Lead Researcher of Illumine Lab, and the Founder-Chairman, Initiative Lead of the i-become initiative. (Visit Srinivas's Online Archive)
Categories
- – How can careers be reframed?
- – What are the building block ideas of i-become?
- – Who is a contributor?
- – Why do organizations need contributors?
- – Why do we need "practitioners"?
- Contributive Careers: the building blocks
- How can organizations relook at careers?
- How to become a Contributor?
- How to make the right career choice?
- The Need for Contributors
- What is evolution in the context of career journeys?
- What is the value of 'becoming'?
- Who is a Contributor?
- Why is visibility required?