Decisions that encourage change and national dialogue on different social issues are a very rich source that shows both society’s culture and the stages of its development. They also represent intellectual and managerial experiences that should be documented for the benefit of everyone.
There are those who are putting a great deal of effort in creating positive change. There are also others who are putting a great deal of effort into resisting change. If we take into consideration the stages that one needs to go through in order to achieve change, we find that implementing changes is the hardest part, especially when the environment is not receptive or to change or when there is a lack of information, goals or techniques for instigating change.
Preparing for reform or change comes through dialogue. Dialogue can lead to achieving change in a very smooth manner, but the complete opposite might also occur if dialogue becomes a competition in which there must be winners as well as losers.
Having ideas for reform or change and projects on the table where the dialogue is taking place is a very important step toward opening channels of communication and creating opportunities for participation. But this could turn into an obstacle if dialogue is a one-way tool of communication.
Dialogue is not an informative speech that announces changes and goals without providing reasons or ways to implement them. Distributing information about reform doesn’t mean that we expect people to accept change because we simply don’t know if they are receptive to the idea or not.
Ambiguity means that goals are either unclear or that they are unclear to those who are resisting change. If we manage to clarify the goals of change to everyone and resistance still continues, then it is time to open objective scientific dialogue that focuses on the subject and not on individuals.
The experiences of developing societies teach us that those who resist change back off when they get the clear picture. We also learn from experiences that there are people who rush into making decisions before understanding the full picture and then when changes take place without any of the disadvantages they expected, they adapt to the situation. However, they might not have the courage to admit that they miscalculated things so they become mute instead of presenting an apology.
I don’t want to mention examples in support of my argument. My goal is for the reader to fully understand the steps and hurdles that accompany change. We can’t always receive the satisfaction and support of everyone regarding anything in life. There’s always someone who contradicts and objects.
