Summary
The most successful leaders practice what Martin calls "integrative thinking": an approach to problem-solving that embraces complexity and eschews binary, either/or thinking. Integrative thinkers are able to consider the problem holistically, rather than as a series of discrete decisions or trade-offs, and adopt a broad view of salience to develop unique, creative approaches to the problem space.
Notes
Integrative thinking
- qualities-of-an-integrative-thinker
- put-mental-models-in-conversation-with-one-another
- Perspective comprises our stance, our tools, and our experience
Salience
Citation
Martin, Roger L. The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking. 1st edition. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business Review Press, 2007.
