During February we presented two Paradigm Mapping workshops—one in St. George, Utah, and one in Sedona, Arizona. The organizers of the Sedona event billed it as “The Workshop that Will Blow Your Mind!” The feedback we got seemed to indicate that it was a mind-blowing experience. Participants learned how to read patterns in a situation, [...]
The critical thinking of most individuals, groups and organizations is flawed. Flawed because it’s blind to the defining paradigms that are at the core of almost every major decision. This core is seldom questioned. It’s often deliberately masked, hidden and denied, because to face it always means change–a change we don’t want to face. A change [...]
Which leadership paradigm do you follow?
Leadership is undergoing rapid change. What seemed to work in the past won’t work in the unstable environment we are entering–an environment far different than we expected and planned for.
Also, leaders have some very differing mindsets about what leadership means and what makes a good leader. Which leads to [...]
Two Opposing Paradigms–Which Do You Believe Will Work?
Are you repeatedly stuck in situations that don’t work? They should work—they work for others. But they don’t work for you.
Maybe you are following a principle that isn’t working for you. Maybe it’s time for a change. Take a look at this.
• This is part [...]
Only seeing things from one point-of-view locks and predetermines what the reactions and responses will be, even when things have fundamentally changed. But seeing something from multiple viewpoints deepens understanding and shifts thinking. Other ways of seeing things increases possibilities.
If there ever was a time we need more possibilities and options – it is [...]
A unique visual technique to help people shift their thinking.
More about this subject is found at here.
And even more here.
A visual dialogue between Kurt Hanks and Dave Gray about the future of social media. Dave sees social media as the future. Kurt sees social media as on the verge of becoming the past. What do you think?
Dave’s articles that I talk about in this Rapid VIZual are located at http://www.davegrayinfo.com
Have you ever believed in something with every fiber of your being, only to discover it was completely false, or at least totally wrong for you? If so, you have experienced a Collapse of Belief. To cope, you may find yourself living the clichéd definition of insanity––doing the same thing over and [...]
I grew up on a ranch, working both ends of a cow, but I realized early on I was not cut out for that kind of life. So, to my father’s great disappointment, I followed the only course I knew would work for me and went into the field of design. I earned a Bachelor [...]





