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Last week, I spent a night at a museum 🏛 This wasn't your typical museum visit, but rather an inspiring discussion on impact we make as leaders organised by INSEAD Alumni Association the Netherlands and The Preston Associates at Museum Van Loon. Two thoughts that stayed with me after that night: 1️⃣ Improving decision-making: To avoid blind spots by actively seeking opposing views, consider asking someone on your team to play devil's advocate (if it doesn't happen naturally). 😈 2️⃣ Legacy: It is impossible to know how future generations will judge us 300 years from now , if we are lucky to be remembered at all 🔮. However, we do know how our children and grandchildren will judge us - by the state of the planet we leave to them 🌍. Let's make sure we take that into account. Special thanks to Nathalie van der Poel, Gijs Schunselaar, Raymond van Eck, and all the organizers for making this night so memorable! What is the most unusual setting that inspired you to reflect? Share in the comments, I am curious! #leadership #decisionmaking #INSEADalumni #sustainability #art #legacy
Mikhail, Vladimir, for the first point, have a look at the work of Juri Hoedemakers (Drs. Hofnar) regarding organizing this on a structural base by appointing a ‘court jester’. He has published several books about it and also is doing his PhD about this.
Thank you Mikhail, it was a pleasure. There are btw more techniques available to prevent blind spots in teams. E.g. reversal of assumptions etc. And if you do use devils advocate, appoint 2 as one may feel inhibited to speak up consistently 😇 To answer your question: I love to reflect in nature… have a wonderful summer!!
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4moNumber 1 is powerful. Building an "obligation to dissent" into your team process can improve the quality of problem-solving.