Strategic thinking is not so much about analyses as it is about tolerating complexity and uncertainty. The ability to tolerate complicity and uncertainty can be tested. There are several models for understanding the cognitive ability for complex reasoning. Some of these models do also provide the basis for testing. One such model was originally created […]
If we could measure or asses our ability to think strategically, a lot would be gained. We could, for instance, test the effects of various development programs aiming to improve our strategic thinking. Or, we could pinpoint what each us of more specifically need to develop. And, of course, we could identify the people that […]
The man breaking out of the boulder is a piece of art given to my university 100 years ago. The artist’s name is Axel Ebbe, and the sculpture was given to Lund University in 1918 for its 250th anniversary. It symbolizes mankind breaking out of the darkness of ignorance. It has been my favorite […]
