TRANSPARENCY

Transparent or transparency are often used in science, engineering, and business to imply clarity, communication, and accountability. It is easy to see what actions are being performed and having confidence that what is being observed is as it seems. Greater transparency is achieved by offering further evidence or confirmation that what you thought is the case. Like getting a receipt after a sale. In philosophy it is often applied to something unseen, hidden or not known.

If you cannot observe or get the results you want, you are missing possible actions or conversations to reveal them. You first need to have generative conversations with others and yourself to find what is missing or what you’ve been blind to. Think creatively and counterintuitively. In a calm and relaxed setting with someone you feel in rapport with, some new insights can emerge that will prompt you to look for what you have been missing.

If you are not aware of something existing it is transparent to you. Others may be aware of its existence, but it is a blind spot for you. For example, when faced with a situation that is familiar to you tend to behave as you would habitually, without thinking. When you leave the bathroom you turn the light off.  Unless of course, you have something on your mind that you wanting to do and you forget the light. On returning later you cannot remember leaving the light on or what you were thinking at the time. You look out of the window and don’t notice the glass unless it is dirty.