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bbc • Why Some People Are Impossibly Talented
Multi-perspectivism Polymaths thus seek to become more objective – that is, to expand their umwelt. They engage in a method of intellectual enquiry that consists of discovering, pursuing, experiencing and knowing multiple perspectives and then synthesising (fusing and contextualising) them in a way that allows for a more complete, fairer picture of
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When we are confronted by multiple interpretations of the “real world,” the alternative to seeking to determine which is “right” is to admit multiple interpretations and seek those that are most useful for a particular purpose, knowing that there is no ultimately “correct” interpretation.
Art Kleiner • The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
THE IDEA THAT a person or organization has one or two primary driving goals is simply not true. It is a fantasy invented by economists and certain management thinkers. The reality is that most people and organizations have “a bundle of ambitions.”
Richard Rumelt • The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists
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hand, a synthetic theory that incorporates both of these (and some other) processes may provide us with a viable hypothesis that can be tested with data.
Peter Turchin, Sergey A. Nefedov • Secular Cycles
It is a fallacy to plan for ‘the future’ (singular). We need to be prepared for multiple futures (plural) and build into our strategies a flexibility that allows us to move resilient from the present moment towards the future. Being aware of the different paths the future might take, leads to more realistic and flexible strategies that will be more
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