Creating Great Choices

Acknowledgments

This book emerged from a long collaboration between friends. It has been a pleasure to do this work together, as we challenged, encouraged, and occasionally annoyed one another along the way. But it is by no means a two-person production. We are deeply indebted to the mentors, colleagues, and friends who have shaped our thinking.

First, this book would not have been possible without the efforts of individuals who sparked our ideas and helped develop the theory of integrative thinking. Most especially, we would like to thank Chris Argyris (Roger’s late mentor and the grandfather of integrative thinking), Marcel Desautels (whose transformative gift to create the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking at Rotman gave us room to ...