5 Level of awareness
Quote from Emmanuel Awopetu on March 23, 2023, 2:48 PM
In this McKinsey slide, we learn the 5 levels of awareness:
Adaptive
Aware and able to pivot effectively from “protection” to “learning at the moment”Resilient
Aware and able to respond after a short pause or time-out.Perceptive
Aware of this but not able to respond effectively at the moment.Delayed
Aware after it happened.Unaware
Not aware of the external state or external zone.

In this McKinsey slide, we learn the 5 levels of awareness:
Adaptive
Aware and able to pivot effectively from “protection” to “learning at the moment”
Resilient
Aware and able to respond after a short pause or time-out.
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Perceptive
Aware of this but not able to respond effectively at the moment.
Delayed
Aware after it happened.
Unaware
Not aware of the external state or external zone.
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