"The rarest of business books that teaches decision makers how to
think, not what to think." - Malcolm Gladwell
When it comes to our hardest choices, it can seem as though making
trade-offs is inevitable. But what about those crucial times when
accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough? What do we do
when the choices in front of us don't get us what we need? Rather than
choosing the least worst option, Creating Great Choices offers a model
that guides you towards a new and superior answer... integrative
thinking.
First introduced by world-renowned strategic thinker Roger Martin in
The Opposable Mind, integrative thinking is an approach to problem
solving that uses opposing ideas as the basis for innovation. Now, in
Creating Great Choices, Martin and his longtime thinking partner
Jennifer Riel vividly illustrate how integrative thinking works, and how
to do it.
The book includes fresh stories of successful integrative thinkers that
will demystify the process of creative problem solving, as well as
practical tools and exercises to help readers engage with the ideas. And
it lays out the authors' four-step methodology for creating great
choices, which can be applied in virtually any context. The result is a
replicable, thoughtful approach to finding a "third and better way" to
make important choices in the face of unacceptable trade‐offs.
Insightful and instructive, Creating Great Choices blends
storytelling, theory, and hands-on advice to help any leader or manager
facing a tough choice.
