Narrow context for counsel

The role of those who give counsel – so urgent to the creation of consensus in today's complex societies – is blocked by a context for their advice which is excessively narrow. This reluctance to consider the direction of the whole community prevents advice from illuminating the broader issues which it must ultimately address. Thus the confidant, the technical specialist, the cabinet minister – all these advice-givers lose their power.

1. Political myopia
2. Monopolization by interest groups in development of community priorities
3. Irresponsible experts
4. Global complexity as a hindrance to leadership

1. Self-satisfied style of informal leadership advisers
2. Quantitative understanding of responsibility
3. Over-formalized decision-making
4. Myopic advice to leadership
5. Extreme detachment from represented constituency

1. Limited decision-making context
2. Expert disparagement of common sense

1. Limited social guidance by older generations
2. Intolerance of complexity
3. Elimination of opposition groups or individuals

1. Undemocratic policy-making
2. False authority syndrome
3. Exclusion of the masses from setting criteria in judicial judgements

1. Providing counsel
2. Limiting framework for advice
3. Broadening context for counsel

1. Narrowmindedness
2. Narrow
3. Limitedness