Tribes have a system, and we are all part of a tribe, and, therefore, part of a system.
The truth is that most of us are part of many different tribes, and we have the ability to take one hat off and put another hat on, depending upon which tribe we are subscribing to or deciding to be part of at this current moment.
This comes at a cost, though; humans are deeply coded to be part of tribes or parts of small societies, and therefore we gravitate towards those societies.
When we find ourselves in other groups, or in front of the evidence of the behaviour of other groups, this sometimes is at odds with what we think is ‘normal’ behaviour.
This is the key point for connecting, emotionally touching, or convincing other people of views, ideas or behavioural change.
It's necessary to mimic the behaviour of the tribe that you are in if you are trying to effect a change.
It's necessary to accept it, to adopt it, and to be part of it.
That includes the uniform, it includes the behavioural traits, it includes the language, it includes the visuals and the design.
The first step towards that is empathy.
That is being open to the story that is being told within the tribe in which you are currently residing in, in order to affect or make a change.
Inability to engage your empathy, inability to accept the change in culture or behaviour is to fulfil, is to disappoint, is to fail. The one key ingredient we forgot when everything fractured into the tribes that now exist is empathy, just because someone else's behaviour or story is different to yours, it doesn't mean they're wrong. In fact, it often means the opposite.
Blog Post Number - 4539