Saturday, October 11, 2008

Dolphins and ‘Blue Oceans’

Dolphin’s behaviour around sharks is legendary. Sharks are scared of dolphins. This seems very unlikely given our image and experience of dolphins. Dolphins are considered peaceful, loving and playful creatures. And yet when they encounter sharks they adopt a totally new behaviour. “They circle and ram, circle and ram. Using their bulbous noses as amphibious bludgeons, they methodically crush the shark’s rib cage until the murderous creature sinks helplessly to the bottom.”
The Dolphin exhibits its elegance even in a battle. Its greater flexibility enables it to choose a strategy which matches its strength against the weakness of the shark. There is no bloodshed and therefore no gory sight to behold. A ‘Red Ocean’ is avoided and therefore, in a way a ‘Blue Ocean’ is created.