Scribilus's Book Notes On The Opposable Mind http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4 Scribilus's Book Notes On The Opposable Mind from Scribilus en-us Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.scribilus.com 240 Scribilus's Book Notes On The Opposable Mindhttp://www.scribilus.com/app/bookimg/41W6N_2B3RniL._SL160_.jpghttp://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4 <![CDATA[Summary: We can often uncover creative solution... (Overview Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=0 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:37:29 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=153&mo=633431002496030000 <![CDATA[Mastery AND Originality: Mastery is like the st... (Chapter 8 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:21:20 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=149&mo=633430956805930000 <![CDATA[Tool #3 - Assertive Inquiry: A sincere search f... (Chapter 7 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=7 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:20:43 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=151&mo=633430956432170000 <![CDATA[Tool #1 - Generative (or abductive) reasoning: ... (Chapter 7 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=7 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:20:35 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=137&mo=633430956358130000 <![CDATA[Tool #2 - Causal Modeling: Material modeling: ... (Chapter 7 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=7 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:20:22 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=152&mo=633430956225630000 <![CDATA["We never see the obvious as long as we take it... (Chapter 8 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:13:10 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=150&mo=633430951905900000 <![CDATA[You need to be a student of your life, and acti... (Chapter 8 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:56:28 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=148&mo=633430941887100000 <![CDATA[Experience + Reflection = Learning. Learning x... (Chapter 8 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:55:20 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=147&mo=633430941206770000 <![CDATA[Mastery comes from planned and structured repet... (Chapter 8 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:54:57 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=146&mo=633430940974900000 <![CDATA[The concentrated Joy case makes a point of not ... (Chapter 8 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:44:41 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=145&mo=633430934814700000 <![CDATA[As president of the Asia region, Lafley success... (Chapter 8 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:41:50 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=144&mo=633430933106400000 <![CDATA[At P&G, Lafley went up through the ranks in the... (Chapter 8 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:39:55 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=143&mo=633430931956870000 <![CDATA[A.G. Lafley started out managing the Navy's ret... (Chapter 8 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:36:39 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=142&mo=633430929996230000 <![CDATA["I trust judgment. Research is [only] an aid to... (Chapter 8 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=8 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:29:35 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=141&mo=633430925750730000 <![CDATA[The idea of integrating two different (potentia... (Chapter 7 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=7 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:08:23 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=140&mo=633430913030200000 <![CDATA[The process of thinking and deciding: 1. Salie... (Chapter 2 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=2 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:46:16 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=99&mo=633424743768770000 <![CDATA[A primary focus of system dynamics is on multi-... (Chapter 7 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=7 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:44:43 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=139&mo=633424742835170000 <![CDATA[Generative reasoning sounds awfully like applyi... (Chapter 7 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=7 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:39:39 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=138&mo=633424739797030000 <![CDATA[Taddy Blecher founded CIDA, an innovative busin... (Chapter 7 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=7 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:32:35 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=136&mo=633424735557170000 <![CDATA[Complexity is hard (but important not to ignore). (Chapter 6 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:57:40 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=135&mo=633424714609200000 <![CDATA[Reflect upon the sequence of: Thinking -> Actio... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Actions -> Outcomes. "What were we thinking?" - poor outcomes are usually caused by missing vital considerations in our thinking, such as the effect of competition on a business. (page 134)]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:53:20 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=134&mo=633424712002470000 <![CDATA[A useful technique is to "reverse engineer" a m... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:45:15 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=133&mo=633424707151970000 <![CDATA[We tend to rationalize unexpected outcomes. The... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:30:11 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=132&mo=633424698117400000 <![CDATA["If you look for the fundamental, underlying, u... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:25:55 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=131&mo=633424011552600000 <![CDATA["Contented model defense" vs. "Optimistic model... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:24:01 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=130&mo=633424010418230000 <![CDATA["If you are swimming on the surface you are ver... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:21:34 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=129&mo=633423972945630000 <![CDATA[Victoria Hale founded the Institute for OneWorl... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:10:23 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=128&mo=633423966237170000 <![CDATA[Six common attributes of an integrative thinker... (Chapter 6 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=6 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:07:58 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=127&mo=633423964786700000 <![CDATA[When Moses Znaimer's local-focused Citytv came ... (Chapter 4 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=4 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:19:10 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=126&mo=633423935507130000 <![CDATA[When IDEO was asked to design Amtrak's premium ... (Chapter 4 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=4 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:14:50 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=125&mo=633423932900530000 <![CDATA[The real world is non-linear. Linear models are... (Chapter 4 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=4 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:11:28 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=124&mo=633423930880370000 <![CDATA[Our "factory setting" is to simplify problems t... (Chapter 4 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=4 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:47:09 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=123&mo=633423916295300000 <![CDATA[Your personal knowledge system - your stance, t... (Chapter 5 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=5 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:42:13 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=122&mo=633423913335430000 <![CDATA["We shape our tools and afterwards our tools sh... (Chapter 5 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=5 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:31:22 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=121&mo=633423906824770000 <![CDATA[The reason why the top-heavy IQs had so much tr... (Chapter 5 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=5 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:28:45 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=120&mo=633423905250700000 <![CDATA[Patience is also a key virtue, along with a det... (Chapter 5 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=5 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:15:38 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=119&mo=633423897386270000 <![CDATA[The basic message seems to be similar to one fr... (Chapter 1 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=1 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:17:03 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=106&mo=633418678232130000 <![CDATA[The other mantra that is worth oft repeating is... (Chapter 3 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:16:27 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=118&mo=633418677874300000 <![CDATA[The main idea of this book, i.e. the process of... (Chapter 3 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:15:45 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=117&mo=633418677452100000 <![CDATA[Another key skill is to push yourself to see wh... (Chapter 3 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:13:26 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=116&mo=633418676066330000 <![CDATA[A key skill is to suspend judgment, and to cons... (Chapter 3 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:12:05 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=115&mo=633418675256170000 <![CDATA[Piers Handling confronted two prevailing models... (Chapter 3 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:09:43 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=114&mo=633418673831000000 <![CDATA[Bob Young saw the 2 flaws in the open-source OS... (Chapter 3 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:58:22 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=113&mo=633418667020000000 <![CDATA["Buying proprietary software is like buying a c... (Chapter 3 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:47:49 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=112&mo=633418660691830000 <![CDATA[Lafley questioned many basic assumptions, inclu... (Chapter 3 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:42:42 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=111&mo=633418657624630000 <![CDATA[A.G. Lafley's predecessor at P&G was fired for ... (Chapter 3 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:34:05 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=110&mo=633418652451000000 <![CDATA[We tend to treat our perceptions of reality as ... (Chapter 3 Quote)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:31:05 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=109&mo=633418650650700000 <![CDATA[When communicating strategy or goals, a good le... (Chapter 2 Idea)]]> http://www.scribilus.com/app/books.aspx/the-opposable-mind-how-successful-leaders-win-through-integrative-thinking?u=1&v=4&c=2 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:17:08 GMT http://www.scribilus.com/app/notes.aspx?id=108&mo=633418642282670000 <![CDATA[Isadore Sharp instituted the Golden Rule policy... 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