Category: Facilitation

The Scout Mindset
The scout mindset, by contrast, seeks to discover what is true through evidence, and reasons toward conclusions that lead to a more accurate map of reality. Article Link ...

To See the Future More Clearly, Find Your Blind Spots
After being bombarded with disruption in 2020, executives can better prepare for the next crisis by considering new perspectives. Article Link ...

When Do We Learn to Think?
Training initiatives should place more emphasis on problem-solving, innovation, and inquiry than on learning through “sit down and get it” programs. We need to teach people to think about what ...

Four Tips to Practice Good Mental Hygiene during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Research suggests that when we recognize our common humanity and show compassion, we are more likely to pull together and to solve issues that may be complex in nature. Four tips ...

5 Statistical Traps Data Scientists Should Avoid
This is a very interesting and relevant article for our Strategic Exploration Tools. The "Cobra Effect" discussion is particularly relevant because we focus on the value of the Implications Wheel ...

Strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?
The Strategic Exploration process recognizes "intuition" as an important part of how information coming into our "paradigms" is processed. For the Implications Wheel, the "1 in a 1,000,000" possibility recognizes ...

Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet
It’s been an invaluable reference for helping me identify the hidden flaws in my own thinking. Nothing else I’ve come across seems to be both as comprehensive and as succinct ...

The Difference Between Open-Minded and Closed-Minded People (6-24-2019)
https://fs.blog/2017/09/open-closed-minded/ ...

How to solve complex problems (by not focusing on them)
The Zeigarnik effect can do something stunning when we scatter our attention and let our mind wander. Article Link ...

How to Make a Big Decision
Thanks to Implications Wheel Facilitator Chris Kenny for sharing this -- good insights! ...