Leading Blog
JANUARY 2, 2023
I N The Upside of Uncertainty , Nathan and Susannah Furr assert that “Behind every uncertainty you are facing—even the unwanted and unpromising varieties—insight, growth, and possibility are waiting in the wings. In contrast to risk, uncertainty does not include any knowable outcomes—no probabilities to factor in.
Leading Blog
MARCH 21, 2024
Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis on the need for both/and thinking: “Uncertainty alone does not trigger a defensive reaction. Uncertainty can be beneficial or detrimental. The different reactions to uncertainty depend on our level of threat. Greater threat drives us to respond to uncertainty with a more closed, narrow focus.
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The Horizons Tracker
MAY 8, 2023
Co-working spaces are often branded as places that are not only communal but creative, where the interactions you get with people you ordinarily wouldn’t rub shoulders with spark a host of new ideas. Research from Bayes Business School suggests that this isn’t really the case, and indeed co-working spaces can limit our creativity.
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2011
We don’t like uncertainty. We like creativity. But innovation creates uncertainty. So while we say we want creativity and innovation we often reject it because it is new, different and risky. Innovation creates uncertainty. It’s not comfortable. We want innovation. It’s engaging.
The Horizons Tracker
JUNE 30, 2020
For instance, new research from the University of Michigan highlights how engaging in even a short period of improv can help us handle uncertainty more effectively. Dealing with uncertainty. The results found that only those in the improv group experienced enhanced emotions and comfort with uncertainty.
Lead from Within
APRIL 22, 2024
Resilience intelligence focuses on developing the foresight to anticipate challenges, building the capacity to endure them, and thriving amidst uncertainty. Human-tech synergy emphasizes the seamless integration of technology into human workflows, enhancing efficiency and productivity while preserving human creativity and empathy.
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Jonathan Fields writes, in Uncertainty : “The more you’re able to tolerate ambiguity and lean into the unknown, the more likely you’ll be to dance with it long enough to come up with better solutions, ideas and creations.” Creating value involves varying degrees of uncertainty. Living in the question. The poet John Keats put it well.
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