The Opposable Mind by Roger L. Martin
How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking
This book argues that the most effective leaders are integrative thinkers who don’t pick one side of a dilemma but hold opposing models in mind and create superior, novel solutions that draw on the strengths of each. It explains how this mindset differs from conventional trade-off thinking, outlines the cognitive processes involved (identifying salient factors, mapping causal relationships, generating creative resolutions, and redesigning the problem’s architecture), and uses case studies and practical guidance to show how to reframe tensions, embrace complexity, and design inventive syntheses that outperform simple compromises.
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- Published
- 2007
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 240
- Original Language
- English
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