Leading futurist Bob Johansen shows how a new way of thinking,
enhanced by new technologies, will help leaders break free of limiting
labels and see new gradients of possibility in a chaotic world.
The future will get even more perplexing over the next decade, and we
are not ready. The dilemma is that we're restricted by rigid categorical
thinking that freezes people and organizations in neatly defined boxes
that often are inaccurate or obsolete. Categories lead us toward
certainty but away from clarity, and categorical thinking moves us away
from understanding the bigger picture. Sticking with this old way of
thinking and seeing isn't just foolish, it's dangerous.
Full-spectrum thinking is the ability to seek patterns and clarity
outside, across, beyond, or maybe even without any boxes or categories
while resisting false certainty and simplistic binary choices. It
reveals our commonalities that are hidden in plain view. Bob Johansen
lays out the core concepts of full-spectrum thinking and reveals the
role that digital media--including gameful engagement, big-data
analytics, visualization, blockchain, and machine learning--will play in
facilitating and enhancing it. He offers examples of broader spectrums
and new applications in a wide range of areas that will become possible
first, then mandatory. This visionary book provides powerful ways to
make sense of new opportunities and see the world as it really is.
