Solving Tough Problеms: An Opеn Wаy of Tаlking, Listеning, аnd Crеаting Nеw Rеаlitiеs
Publisher: Bеrrеtt-Koеhlеr Publishеrs
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2004-08
List price: $22.95
Our most common way of solving problems-at home, at work, in our communities, in national and international affairs-is to use our expertise and authority to apply piece-by-piece, tried-and-true "best practices." This works for simple, familiar, uncontentious problems. But it doesn’t work for the complex, unfamiliar, conflictual problems that we all increasingly face. When we try to solve these complex problems using our common way, the problems end up either getting stuck or getting unstuck only by force. We all need to learn another, uncommon way. Adam Kahane has worked on some of th...