#97 Roger Martin: Forward Thinking

The Knowledge Project

Shane Parrish

Technology, Society & Culture, Business

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 89 minutes

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The former Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, Roger Martin is one of the top management thinkering in the world. You’ll walk away from this conversation a better leader and decision maker as he discusses patterns of good leadership, the hardest skill to transfer when decision making, self-sabotage, overcoming fear and integrative thinking. -- Want even more? Members get early access, hand-edited transcripts, member-only episodes, and so much more. Learn more here: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our Brain Food newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Follow Shane on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It feels as though all of this
0:03.2	siloization of education has made people think that I can apply
0:09.3	some narrow perspective on this and it's the only perspective that is worthy.
0:16.0	If somebody applies a different perspective to it and comes to a different point of view,
0:21.4	it's because they're either stupid or evil.
0:24.3	Right? Like that's the explanation rather than saying, now that's interesting.
0:30.2	What do they see that I don't see?
0:33.0	Is there a way I could integrate some of what they see into what I see to come up with
0:40.1	a better, better idea?
0:41.8	We don't seem to be taught the curiosity about that.
0:45.8	We're taught to evaluate.
0:48.3	Is my idea better than his or her idea?
0:51.6	Yes, no, if it is, then I should beat them into submission.
0:55.4	Or if it isn't, I should say, oh dear, they're right and I'm wrong.
0:59.2	I feel all terrible about being wrong.
1:03.1	There's just not enough curiosity about a better way.
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