Listen "Change your thinking - leveraging paradoxes"
Episode Synopsis
Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis's Both/And Thinking introduces a methodology for navigating complex, contradictory tensions in both professional and personal life. Drawing on extensive research and real-world examples from companies like IBM and LEGO, the authors argue for moving beyond either/or perspectives to embrace both/and mindsets. The book provides tools and frameworks to transform these competing demands into opportunities for innovation and growth by understanding underlying paradoxes. This approach involves shifting assumptions, finding comfort in discomfort, creating boundaries, and fostering dynamic practices. Ultimately, the text champions the power of integrating seemingly opposing ideas to achieve more creative and sustainable solutions to multifaceted problems.
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