CONFRONTING THE QUEEN OF META-LAND

Just when I could proudly announce that I could get a KPI in 4 minutes with anyone, anywhere, about anything (!), I have an experience that proves yet again, “pride comes before a fall.” Mine occurred when I met the Mistress of La-La Land; the Queen of Meta-Land, the Princess of Cosmic Consciousness swirling in the etherlands of vagueness which dances to the corners of fluff and puff. And there she was, sitting before me as the volunteer. She said she wanted to identify a vision— a vision that she wanted to actualize. Now if I can been calibrating those in the room, those who knew her were grimacing, tightening up their bodies, preparing for a spin around the cosmos, and anticipating my public humiliation.

I was in Japan and it was an Unleashing Your Creative Solutions (Creativity and Innovation) workshop, and I was about to demonstrate the first of four-inter-related conversations (outcome, problem, solution, innovation). Now to make it even more hilarious, I asked my questions in English, the Queen of Meta-Land responded in Japanese, and the translator sat behind us repeating the words in English, or at least trying.