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Decisive:
Until we are forced to dig up a new option, we’re likely to stay fixated on the ones we already have.
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48 |
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Decisive:
Removing options can in fact do people a favor, because it makes them notice that they’re stuck on one small patch of a wide landscape.
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48 |
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Decisive:
Thinking ‘AND not OR’ turns out to be good corporate strategy.
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62 |
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Decisive:
If people on your team disagree about the options, you have real options.
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67 |
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Decisive:
…one of the most basic ways to generate new options is to find someone else who’s solved your problem.
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Decisive:
If you’ve got a dilemma and you need new options, you can look for new ideas externally…
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73 |
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Decisive:
…a playlist is useful for situations where you need a stimulus, a way of producing new ideas. It’s generative; it stops people from overlooking an option.
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Decisive:
…one of the reliable but unrecognized pillars of scientific thinking is the analogy.
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80 |
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Decisive:
When you use analogies – when you find someone who has solved your problem – you can take your pick from the world’s buffet of solutions.
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Decisive:
…what makes narrow framing remarkable… is how easy it is to correct. The lightest prick often bursts the bubble.
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