10 Shifts in Perspective To Unlock Insight and Embrace Change

Try these simple mental moves to broaden your understanding

St Pancras International is one of my favourite buildings in London.

The Gothic Revival tower is on the right of the photograph below. The dome on the left caps Kings Cross station, with the famous Platform 9¾.

Let’s practice shifting our perspectives around this scene.

Photo by Andrei Ianovskii on Unsplash

If you were in the clock tower, at the top, looking back on the photographer — what might you see? 
Or maybe from the windows of the Great Northern Hotel in the centre of the photograph. Would you be hearing something different from where you are? 
Now zoom down to street level. Imagine the sounds of the traffic, the Black cabs and the approaching bus. Imagine you just walked up from the underground into the fresh air — what might you be feeling?

The skills, dispositions and routines of shifting perspectives are potent catalysts to better thinking and dialogue.

Here is a selection of perspectives to explore.

10 Shifts in Perspective To Unlock Insight and Understanding