“Changes” is the title of a famous song by David Bowie that speaks for itself representing the chameleon essence of the musician, which was characterized by his constant artistic reinvention. The lyrics talk about change in an enthusiastic and stimulating way: “I just have to be a different man and time can change me.”
At Cookie Box we think that this could be a hymn to change from a positive perspective. The lyrics invite you to feel adventurous when dealing with those changes that the VUCA environment offers us permanently. Change of plans? Change planes.
Shall we sing it?
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Oh, yeah
Mmm Still don’t know what I was waitin’ for
And my time was runnin’ wild A million dead end streets and Every time I thought I’d got it made It seemed the taste was not so sweet So I turned myself to face me But I’ve never caught a glimpse How the others must see the faker I’m much too fast to take that test Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes Don’t want to be a richer man Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes There’s gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can’t trace time Mmm, yeah
I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence And so the days float through my eyes But still the days seem the same And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They’re quite aware of what they’re goin’ through Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes Don’t tell them to grow up and out of it Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes Where’s your shame? You’ve left us up to our necks in it Time may change me But you can’t trace time Strange fascinations fascinate me
Ah, changes are taking The pace I’m goin’ through Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes Ooh, look out, you rock ‘n’ rollers Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes Pretty soon now you’re gonna get older Time may change me But I can’t trace time I said that time may change me But I can’t trace time |
* This post is part of the eLearning Change of plans? Change of plane, on how to move nimbly in a world characterized by a high rate of change and low predictability.
