The questions we ask about our problems once we have a clear picture of the issues directly effect the solution and potential outcomes Read More
Evolving Ourselves
Since the cognitive revolution 70,000 years ago, we have been changing our behavior and social patterns faster than our DNA is able to change. The cognitive revolution, according to Yuval Noah Harari, enabled humankind to imagine realities other than the perceived reality of the ground we walk on, the sky we look up to, or… Read More
Own Up and Put Out
Transformation of inputs into outputs – this is the process by which the goals are obtained. I found the above line while poking around some system thinking pages on Wikipedia. This is a basic idea of not only systems thinking but also the process approach mentioned in a previous post. It’s also key to leadership.… Read More
What is a Learning Organization?
The idea of a learning organization is typically associated with companies that continuously transform and adapt to remain competitive in business. Peter Senge coined the idea from his research of systems at the MIT Sloan School of Management and work with colleagues. A learning organization has five main features: systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models,… Read More
We Have an Opportunity to Change
A group at work started some sessions to establish our vision for the function we perform. The individuals in the group range from quiet to expressive. They all have skills with some specialization learned over years. A few things struck a chord that resonated with me and the topic of this blog, Managing the Business… Read More
Leveraging Our Future
As discussed the previous posts, Learning Our Leverage Points and Leveraging Our Interactions, we can make our lives easier if we know what force to apply when. We can also lighten our load so to speak as we can focus on applying effort where it’s needed instead of just working endlessly. The other leverage points… Read More
We the System
A system is a set of connected things, parts or elements forming a complex whole. It can also be an organized theme or set of principles or processes according to which something is done. We are a system of mental, physiological, psychological and spiritual subsystems, elements and patterns. Likewise people around us are systems in… Read More
Finding the Essence
There is a feeling, thought and spirit that is you. Do you know it? Within this feeling, thought and spirit is our fundamental essence which has intrinsic value, usefulness and worth. It is the root of our experience. It is the basis of our interaction, integration and interconnectivity with our universe. It is also the… Read More
Business of You 