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Presence of Mind: “Not Knowing” May Lead to New Answers

When was the last time you were in a meeting and someone said, “Stop thinking so much!” or “I don’t want you to come…

Planning for Multiple Futures

Some books have lengthy lives—a measure perhaps of how much they touch their times. Peter Schwartz’s The Art of the Long View: Planning…

Leveraging Competence to Build Organizational Capability

If calculus were invented today, our organizations would not be able to learn it. We’d send everyone off to a three-day intensive program. We’d…

Using Stories to Spark Organizational Change

Much has been written about how stories have been used to celebrate and strengthen an existing culture. Stories provide continuity in our lives, conveying…

Performance Versus Learning in Teams: A Situation Approach

Mountain climbers recognize the difference between following an existing route and blazing a new one. Similarly, the ability to distinguish and respond to a…

Embodying Change: A Whole Systems Approach

When the ancient Greeks explored what constituted the ideal citizen, they identified four qualities: physically fit and strong, emotionally balanced and mature, mentally agile…

The Unintended Consequences of “Having an Impact”

Chances are, if you have begun reading this article, you care sincerely about making a difference in the world through the work you do…

Double-Loop Knowledge Management

These are trying times for the field of knowledge management. Shunned by many as little more than yesterday’s information technology trotted out in today’s…

Are Your Decisions Today Creating Your Future Competitors? Avoiding the Outsourcing Trap

Since the mid-1990s, a tidal wave of firms have begun outsourcing all or part of their products and services. The two remaining U. S.

Learning Through Differences: Dilemma Theory in Action

Karen was often irritated by Jenny when they worked together. It seemed to Karen that, whenever tensions rose between the two of them, she…