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The Business of
Paradigms
Using Joel
Barker's film of the same name, participants learn about paradigms: how they serve us
and how they also limit our
ability to see new ideas.
The participants discuss the concepts in the
film and talk about how they relate to their
own experiences.
The Ladder of Inference
Also developed at
M.I.T., this concept highlights the way we choose data that
supports our beliefs and how this process strengthens those
beliefs.
Going back down the ladder helps us to become aware of,
and to test, our assumptions.
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Paradigm Pioneers
This is another
film by Joel Barker about paradigms.
Using many familiar examples in
business, the film shows that you
can benefit from the momentous ideas of
other people best if you are truly open to new, sometimes radical,
thinking.
Discussions
Participants take part in discussions of interesting topics with the
goal of implementing the strategies learned in Balancing Advocacy and
Inquiry as well as The Ladder of Inference. |
Balancing Advocacy
and Inquiry
This is a concept
developed at M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
It
deals with the tendency of western business people to concentrate on
advocating (befürworten) their own ideas and solutions.
This
strategy looks for possible solutions by
becoming more open to feedback about one’s own ideas and becoming more
open to the ideas of others.
It also has application in cross-cultural
situations.
Conflict Management
Styles Assessment
Participants fill
out a questionnaire to identify their particular styles for dealing with
conflicts. |
