Sometimes back in my village, someone from the neighboring village hired the famous Kenya Bus (old models) to ferry his many friends from Nairobi for his wedding ceremony in the village.
In theory, there was nothing wrong with that choice, except that our village happens to be quite hilly, roads narrow and sharp corners due to contours up the hill.
The driver and majority of the people in that bus had no idea of the terrain or the road networks up those villages. Somehow, the driver managed to navigate the first choice of route given, but confirmed that the bus could not go back the same route.
An alternative route, less hilly was recommended -but that couldn’t solve the problem of sharp corners on narrow roads. The bus, full of passengers, ended-up spending 3 days on a distance of less than 10 kilometers. To this day, I still remember the strain and frustrations evident all over the face of the driver.
The majority of his passengers sat pretty in the bus, completely oblivious of the danger within. It was also completely surprising how their host hired such a bus knowing fully well how treacherous those roads were for such a type of vehicle.
Is this an isolated case? No, even with the current adverse rains, many people will continue with their daily business as if it doesn’t matter.
These behaviours are a true depiction of what we call a lack of situational awareness. Situational awareness is a critical element for individual and community level safety. It saves lives, material properties and financial health.
Millions of people are trapped in poverty because they lack or fail to utilize their cognitive abilities on situational awareness. Here are 3 reasons why you MUST deploy your situational awareness capabilities:
1. Situational awareness enables you to effectively assess risks, make better decisions or even identify opportunities from within you. In extreme cases, this saves lives and protects properties;
2. Situational awareness falls within the framework of Business Continuity Management that supports individuals and organizations anticipate, prepare and respond appropriately in case catastrophic risks materializes;
3. Anticipating events or changes in your surroundings not only empowers you to plan your finances ahead of time, but also helps you discover opportunities around you.
Have you ever wondered why many local communities never develop unless the locality experiences an influx of foreigners or newcomers from other places? That’s also a lack of community level situational awareness!
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