They have the predisposition and the capacity to hold two diametrically opposing ideas in their heads. And then, without panicking or simply settling for one alternative or the other, they're able to produce a synthesis that is superior to either opposing idea. Integrative thinking is my term for this processor more precisely this discipline of con

Fourth and finally, the integrative thinker will always search for creative resolution of tensions, rather than accept unpleasant trade-offs.

I strongly recommend reading Hilary's recent article on artistry (HilaryAustenJohnson, "Artistry for the Strategist," Journal of Business Strategy [volume 28, issue 4, 2007: 13-21]).

More salient features make for a messier problem. But integrative thinkers don't mind the mess. In fact, they welcome it, because the mess assures them that they haven't edited out features necessary to the contemplation of the problem as a whole. They welcome complexity because they know the best answers arise from complexity. And they feel confid

Second, integrative thinkers don't flinch from considering multidirectional and nonlinear causal relationships.

An important question remains: is the capacity for integrative thinking a gift reserved for a small minority or can it be consciously and intentionally developed?

One factory preset of the human mind is a tendency to assume that our models of reality are identical to reality itself.

Through this period, Lafley continued to accumulate experiences that strengthened both ends of the mastery-originality continuum. In

With integrative thinking, aspirations rise over time.