Both/And Thinking

PART TWO APPROACHES: THE PARADOX SYSTEM

If paradoxes underlie our most vexing problems, then we need to more effectively navigate these contradictory and interdependent demands. We need tools that will rouse us from the allure of either/or thinking and inspire us to dance with the complexity of the absurd. We need tools that move us from being reductionist to exploring holistic options. We need tools that allow us to move beyond the label of both/and to engage deeply with the mysteries of paradoxes. But one tool won’t do the job. We need sets of tools that work together toward creating a complete system.

In this part of the book, we introduce ...