Are Your Lights On?
If you look for problems, you will find them. Philosopher Andrew Taggart calls this tendency “the problematization of the world.”4 As he argues, “The world writ large is not a problem to be solved.” Despite this, we diagnose endless problems in our lives and the world at large and are presented with books, ideas, playbooks, influencers, and produc
... See morePaul Millerd • Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition
You can also use the “tree” to move to new insights about a situation. For example, after identifying a “Fix That Backfires,” a revealing question to ask is: “What is the reason why we are putting so much attention on quick fixes?” The answer often has to do with the next level deeper: a “Shifting the Burden” structure.
Art Kleiner • The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
Structure Influences Behavior Different people in the same structure tend to produce qualitatively similar results. When there are problems, or performance fails to live up to what is intended, it is easy to find someone or something to blame. But, more often than we realize, systems cause their own crises, not external forces or individuals’ mista
... See morePeter M. Senge • The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
A critical challenge that does not seem easily addressable deserves great attention. Can it be divided into subproblems? Is it like any similar problem others have faced? Is there anyone who might be an expert on such situations? What is changing that might alter its addressability? What is the single keystone constraint, which if broken, would mak
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