There is hardly a worse monopoly than that of truth. Those who assume it or those who make it their own become walls of obstruction, blockage and stagnation. They usually do not visualize the cause, do not notice the flaw and ignore being part of the problem.
In a society, as in a company or institution, the discussion of ideas is fundamental. They can hardly grow in the isolation of a person, except in the case of the few geniuses that appear counted per century. A healthy polemic allows evolution and enrichment of ideas, at the same time that there can be little more sterile than a discussion in which positions are defended.
Because of this mental sin, the political opposition in our countries assumes that its role is that of a total blockade. In the case of a traditional company, subordinate employees tend to surround the boss with words that they assume he or she prefers to hear. The former are inclined to own the truth, while the latter avoid the challenge. Some journalists, judges, politicians and publicists do not escape from suffering from the monopoly of truth, nor do all the others.
As Vargas Llosa said in an interview several years ago, “our culture is neither democratic nor liberal”, referring to Latin America. Rather, he points out that “we continue to be populist and oligarchic, or absolutist or dogmatic, full of racial and social prejudices, immensely intolerant of adversaries and dedicated to the worst of monopolies, that of truth”.
When I think of the process of transformation and evolution in Tribu, I can recognize the powerful acceleration generated by the stage in which I left that state of mind behind. When I think about the community in which I live, I can identify the key moments in which we have initiated movements of influence, thanks to openness and mutual collaboration.
Today, having initiated a process such as the Costa Rican Way, I anticipate that positive consequences will come as a product of a process where no one has a monopoly on the truth. Let us hope that this is the end of it. Moses does not come down from the mountain with the tablets, nor does anyone presume to know more than others. It is an open process as it has never been done before in Costa Rica, and I trust it will achieve results as never seen before.
It is a time for co-creation, co-design and co-existence, in an environment of collaboration, cooperation and trust in the yes we can. The intelligence of crowds in a world of tribes and swarms will prove to be more powerful and transformative than that of the most capable of its individuals. Together we are creating a new shared vision for the country and the path to achieve it.
I invite you to participate in the Costa Rican Way.
We believe the impossible is possible.
Entry also published in the BLOG of VIA COSTARRICENSE.
