🚀 “𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴.” – 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘌𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯

In a world that is defined by volatility, un-certainty, complexity, and ambiguity, conventional approaches to problem-solving are simply not adequate. Organizations and communities struggle to navigate technical, behavioral, and social challenges because conventional thinking fails to address deep-rooted contradictions.

A newly-released publication by Springer Nature on Quality of Life and Social Change offers new ways of thinking. I contributed a chapter on “Enabling Cultural Agility with Disruptive Thinking”, which articulates my unique approach to systematic innovation. Although I originally developed this method in the context of a patented invention in the technical domain, I’ve adapted it across the organizational, behavioral, and social domains. By identifying and resolving contradictions, this approach offers un-conventional solutions that enable individuals and organizations to thrive in a turbulent world. Rather remarkably, in retrospect, the model finds its roots in ancient philosophy.

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AN EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE

Promoting a rather deliberate / reliable approach to disruptive thinking:

• among communities / individuals that may be inherently inclined in a non-linear direction

• perhaps especially among communities / individuals that may not be inherently inclined in a non-linear direction… but are interested in developing that capability

• while offering an element of discipline to the “dreamers” who are perhaps somewhat excessively / un-productively inclined in a non-linear direction… and need more structure

Although the particular context of this manuscript is social / cultural applications, it demonstrates the versatility of the approach; it actually originated in technical applications and I’ve gradually adapted it to other domains. I suggest that even technical innovation includes a significant social / cultural dimension.

Slight orientation: I was “discovered” by a brilliant editor who “invited” me to contribute a chapter on technical innovation to a book on social change in the Springer Nature series on quality of life… I proposed a chapter on systematic innovation… directed to social applications.

The book is a compilation of 36 authors… with rather diverse perspectives (a strategy for promoting audience engagement).

The editor wants a combination of theory / application in each chapter; she wants the author to engage the audience of social-change theorist / practitioners by not only articulating a theory of social change / and its applications; but also by sharing the intellectual / behavioral journey that brought the author to this particular way of thinking.

Then simply relate the “new” model to pertinent reference points in contemporary thought… and we’re done!