If You Want Good Leaders, Make Sure They're Good Thinkers
Once we think we know what works or can be done.The creative genius will always look for a multiplicity of ways to approach a subject. [3]
James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
December 3, 2015
Edelstein and Krebs argue that deep thinkers need to be “pragmatic.” That suggestion isn’t much help. What policymaker does not think they are pragmatic? And “pragmatic” is just another subjective construct that shallow thinkers can use to justify any nutty idea they have.[1][2]
There is a case to be made for focusing on people over process. If general, diplomats and other policymakers are solid thinkers the process will yield to their wisdom rather than leading them, lemming-like, into bad places. [1][2]
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Describing what makes a good deep-thinking team is one thing; finding and harnessing that talent is another. [1][2]
More attention, however, should be paid to the education that fuels the intellectual development of future deep thinkers. That could be the taproot of where Washington is really going wrong.[1][2]
Thinking skills are the best preparation for ambiguity and uncertainty. And that ought to be built around a core of history, moral and political instruction; the complexities of modern science; and sophisticated methods of public policy analysis. [1][2]
Arguably, too few graduate programs around the country are delivering the kind of deep thinking education that is needed, and there are too few effective government programs to identify, nurture and produce effective deep thinkers for federal service. [1][2]
Darwin expanded his thinking by inventing alternative possibilities and explanations that, otherwise, may have been ignored
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Darwin expanded his thinking by inventing alternative possibilities and explanations that, otherwise, may have been ignored.[3]
A creative-thinking technique that will help you expand your thinking in a similar fashion is Lotus Blossom, which was originally developed by Yasuo Matsumura of Clover Management Research in Chiba City, Japan.[3]
The technique helps you to diagrammatically mimic Darwin’s thinking strategy by organizing your thinking around significant themes. You start with a central subject and expand into themes and sub-themes, each with separate entry points.[3]
For each theme, try to think of eight ways to add value. Phrase each theme as a question to yourself. For example, ask, “In what ways might we use technology to increase productivity?” and “In what ways might we use technology to decrease expenses?” [3]
Write the ideas and applications in the boxes numbered 1 through 8 surrounding the technology theme. Do this for each theme. [3]
Think of eight ideas or ways to make personnel more productive or ways to decrease personnel expenses, eight ideas or ways to create more value for your delivery methods, your facilities and so on. [3]
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If you complete the entire diagram, you’ll have 64 new ideas or ways to increase productivity or decrease expenses.[3]
According to author Michael Michalko, Lotus Blossom helps you to organize your thinking around significant themes, helping you to explore a number of alternate possibilities and ideas. [3]
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