Western OD ideas may not work in the East!
Western OD ideas may not work in the East! Well, I agree the statement is a little dramatic, but let’s understand the essence of the idea and how this statement may make sense. A while ago two groups of engineers were given a task of designing a vehicle to carry water from a nearby river to a village. However, both the teams had different villages to cater to; one on a mountain, and other in a forest. Teams began scouting for resources available, and accordingly began designing the vehicle. After a while, both teams successfully made a vehicle each to help those villages get water. The interesting part is, both the designs were completely different. The distinction was majorly caused due to different terrain. Each terrain has its own ‘rules’ of facilitating or objecting, propelling and maneuvering of vehicle. Although the desired end-result was the same, none of the two vehicles would function very productively in reverse terrain. Understanding the analogy in terms of