Profit paradox: we are not rational!

Profit paradox: we are not rational!

The profit paradox It is common to hear people say that we will address climate change when it is profitable to do so. That is a limited viewpoint. There is overwhelming evidence that we don’t act in so-called rational manners. We will commonly ignore cheap and...
Out of the box elegance

Out of the box elegance

When we first play with integral quadrants many, I certainly was, are thrilled by integral’s explanatory power. We start analysing the world and phenomena.  It is exciting -as we do this we can bring great insight onto traditionally stuck and intransigent...
Opposites attract

Opposites attract

In business, organisations and societies opposites are everywhere. These seemingly incompatible situations are often where we can’t solve a problem without creating another one. That is, there are contrairities to manage rather than problems to solve. There is...
Feeling with the organism

Feeling with the organism

Using subjective feelings while you are investigating and empirically analysing at the same time? Surely that’s bad science. Or is it? This blog series is exploring integral quadrants – how these open a world of opportunity on complex issues, as well as...