Do you want to be a leader who looks back in time and say that you were on the wrong side of the argument when the world was crying out for a solution? Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister New Zealand
Motivated reasoning
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. Arthur Conan Doyle, physician and writer (1859-1930) A century later, this is known as motivated reasoning.
Open to uncertainty
We need leadership that is open to uncertainty, acknowledges an unknowable future, and fosters processes to create policies and institutions that are robust and fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving world. Robert Hoffman Principal, Founder whatIf? Technologies Inc.
Whole systems thinking
Whole systems thinking calls for scepticism about simplistic solutions, willingness to seek connections between problems and events that conventional discourse ignores, and the courage to delve into subject matter that may lie outside our direct expertise and experience. Dr. David C. Korten is a member of the Club of Rome. He is co-chair of the […]
Be Angry!
He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust. Thomas Aquinas