Good planning in Indian contexts includes capacity for adaptation when circumstances change. Rigid adherence to plans despite changed circumstances is not planning virtue but planning failure. Circumstances change; information improves; conditions differ from assumptions.
The planner who incorporates new information and adjusts demonstrates wisdom; the one who rigidly holds to outdated plans demonstrates foolishness. This creates dynamic relationship between plan and execution: plans guide action, action reveals reality, reality informs adjustment, adjusted plans guide further action. This iterative cycle is how planning actually works. Flexibility doesn’t mean lack of commitment to goals—direction and goals remain constant while the path adapts.
Build adaptation capacity into plans: leave buffers, maintain options, don’t over-commit resources. Plans with built-in flexibility are resilient; plans without flexibility are brittle. When circumstances change, adapt your plans—this is not failure but good practice.
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