VISION & A Simple Nuance that Produces Great Strategy Discussions #HarvardBusinessReview

Commentary by Dr. Whitesel: “Organizations such as churches spend a lot of time debating their current situation. But researchers have found that if they focus instead upon the future and what they have to change, then they will be more likely to change. Change requires an organization to not get stuck on the: “Question what is true?” Instead they should focus on the question: “What would have to be true?” This will foster creativity, brainstorming and a team-created plan for which more people will have buy-in. Read this article for more insights.”

By Roger Martin, Harvard Business Review.

FIGURE Not What is True, But What Could Have Been True

Read more at … http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/05/a-simple-nuance-that-produces-great-strategy-discussions/