There is a saying,

"The Longer You Wait for the Future... the Shorter it will be."

So ask Yourself...

What do you want from it?

Listen to your people. Listen to your stakeholders.
Action without knowledge is wasted energy. Be sure of your intent by formulating your vision based on what you know, what you hear, what you understand.

The future requires vision.

Vision defines what is possible.

But do we know what's possible?

Are we an organization that embraces its people?
Are we...

An organization that plans its future?
An organization that embraces what's possible?
An organization that chooses, wisely?
An organization that acts creatively"
An organization that innovates?
An organization that Communicates effectively?
An organization that executes?
An organization that continuously learns?
An organization that continuously improves?

Because that's the organization I want to be a part of, and;

I think you do too.

If we fail to understand what is possible, we cloud our vision.

We need to make intelligent decisions based on research and its analysis. We then need to plan, to execute our plan, to check its path, document the journey and learn from our mistakes and successes.

Only then will we be able to consider a learning organization.

If Vision lets us see where we are, where we've been and where we're going, then;

It is the journey we share that matters.

Our journey will shape us, inform us and develop us.

We need to embrace change and the possibilities it holds, for;

Change is the engine of time and informs our collective futures.

To be successful in the future we need clarity of purpose and clarity of action, therefore we need to plan, to be flexible and creative.

Informed, educated decisions are based on scientific methodology. Reliability through validation, validation through replication, replication through testing of assertions.

Know before you go.

Don't get bitten by ignorance or comfort. change requires constant attention or situational awareness combined with a willingness to move forward and act.

Action requires clear direction, leadership and a sound strategy built on knowledge and its application.

Once it is devised, embraced and internalized, it requires to be communicated clearly, concisely and efficiently.

Action requires clarity of purpose. Clear vision, clear goals and clear measurements.It also requires courage and a willingness to trust and share in our failures as much as our successes.

Communicating effectively is both science and art.
We need to build a matrix-ed communication model where information is provided freely.

The late Steve Jobs was a Master of Communication. If we learn and apply that learning to our communications, we can't help but get better.

Monitor, measure, benchmark best practices. Share what you learn. Knowledge is power and to succeed we need to share it throughout our organizations.

Accept and recognize that the key to survival is learning. Learn to understand, understand to gain knowledge. Apply knowledge to make good decisions. Make good decisions to succeed.

An organisation that learns and encourages learning among its people promotes exchange of information between employees. This produces a very, competent, flexible organisation where people will accept and adapt to new ideas and changes through a shared vision.

In short, become a learning organization.