RECCE

This year, a few of us have formed a forum of trainers and resource persons. The intent was to provide an opportunity for the trainers to learn and share. The structure of such a platform was deliberated upon for many months by many minds. Eventually I suggested that we have a ‘recce’ meeting which helped crystallize the sublime thoughts and paved the way for everyone to realise exactly what we were thinking about.

Recce was a word that we learned in trekking and mountaineering. Every time we planned a new trail, a few of us would undertake an exploratory ecursion to confirm the best possible route. We would identify spots to visit as well as do time budgeting. Invariably the recce ensured a successful trek with a larger group of participants.

The term derived from ‘reconnaissance’ refers to an exploration conducted to get information. Also known as scouting, it is a military idiom for a preliminary survey to gain facts. A recce is more than a survey and analysis. It is about pre-experiencing the proposed plan to be better in responding to the challenges of the situation.

So often we plan to do embark on certain paths or projects. Quite often we do not start for lack of knowledge and experience. Whether it is a mission or an initiative or an endeavour, the path becomes familiar when we embark on a recce. Larger dreams are better realised by exploring the recce experience that helps us understand the situation.

To BE BETTER prepared use the right tactic

To know the path, the recce will do the trick!

- Pravin K. Sabnis