How to Embrace Ambiguity When Making Decisions

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Making business decisions often means choosing one path over another—but that doesn’t always need to be the case. Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis argue that leaders should move beyond “either/or” choices and try to come up with solutions that embrace ambiguity and paradox. In this episode, you’ll learn how to reframe the question you’re asking in order to get more creative answers. You’ll also learn how to shift your own internal thinking away from oppositional relationships and instead focus on interdependencies. Smith and Lewis are coauthors of the book Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems.

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