Tag: mental models

Scenario Planning as a Learning Discipline: From Arie de Geus to National Seeing

by sheilasingapore

The text outlines a systematic approach to scenario planning, aimed at fostering organizational learning and preparedness rather than merely predicting outcomes. It details steps from identifying dominant futures to surfacing hidden assumptions, constructing scenarios, and translating them into behavioral graphs, ultimately identifying recurring archetypes and leverage points. This process is designed to reduce unexpected crises and improve strategic decision-making over time. A wonderful way to kick start any new year, if you ask me. What do you think?

Practicing Mentals Models – A Self Discipline

by sheilasingapore

The content emphasizes the importance of mental models in self-discipline and personal transformation. It highlights that true change requires individual introspection, supportive guidance, and shared experiences. A personal journey illustrates how unresolved beliefs can hinder progress and how reframing these beliefs can reinvigorate one’s ambition and sense of value.

Tracing the Lineage of Mental Models

by sheilasingapore

From Inner Maps to Systemic Tools for Transformation Here is a comprehensive write-up tracing the evolution of the concept of Mental Models — from its philosophical roots to the discipline as defined in The Fifth Discipline. This version is written for a thoughtful reader — who is curious not only about what the concept is, … Continue reading Tracing the Lineage of Mental Models