He had an understanding of what his actions in the quarry were aiming at and that his contributions were part of something larger. He seemed to be the happiest of the three and when asked what he was doing replied: “I am building a cathedral.”Īll three stonecutters were correct in their answers, but the third had his big picture glasses on. “I am cutting this block of stone to make sure that it’s square, and its dimensions are uniform, so that it will fit exactly in its place in a wall.Ī bit closer to finding out what the stonecutters were working on but still unclear, the traveller turned to the third stonecutter. Still no wiser the traveller turned to the second stonecutter and asked him what he was doing. Interested to find out what they were working on, the traveller asked the first stonecutter what he was doing. One day a traveller, walking along a lane, came across three stonecutters working in a quarry. It provides a good image of what big picture thinking is: Here’s a illustrative story about three stonecutters I’ve hit upon a few times in different writings.
Big picture thinking is dynamic and accessible to everyone, from the corner office to the field. The big picture is static and usually available to only a few people. The difference between the two is subtle yet important. It’s hard to see the picture while inside the frame.” ~ John Maxwell “Big-picture thinkers realize there is a world out there besides their own, and they make an effort to get outside of themselves and see other people’s worlds through their eyes.
#Think bigger picture how to
This is why instead of fixating on getting the big picture you need to focus on how to get big picture thinking. Changed because of the changing environment, circumstances, interactions between people and components. More importantly, even if you do grasp a glimpse at the big picture it’s only a snapshot in time. In fact, the bigger the project, program or issue the more difficult it is for anyone – even the leader at the top – to have the big picture. I don’t believe anyone can truly have the big picture (serious emphasis on “big”) because it’s not possible to see the infinite number of influence points involved. The fact is that the big picture depends on your point of view. How many times have you heard that you need to get the big picture? Or that you feel like you didn’t have the big picture? I’ve heard this phrase repeated too many times to count and each time I do the thought that runs through my mind is this: what exactly is the big picture and how can I get big picture thinking?
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