Collaborative Intelligence: Thinking with People Who Think Differently

by Dawna Markova

In this way, leadership becomes a verb, to host, rather than a noun, the hero. Ultimately, in a mind-share world, those who are most flexible in their thinking will be those who have the most influence.

Market share determines who is right and who is wrong. Mind share asks what is possible.

Most breakthroughs are a result of non-habitual thinking.

Use this practice whenever you want to remind yourself to risk thinking in a new way.

“Remember this secret, Dawna: Talent attracts capital far more than capital attracts talent.

Identifying the particular sequence your mind uses to shift attention will enable you to notice how your and other people’s thinking is affected by different kinds of input.

It may be, in fact, that the challenges you face have a greater chance of being resolved when you are in an open state of attention without interference. This is where ingenuity can arise, grand symphonies and great inventions can be imagined, ruptured relationships can be repaired, and solutions to sweeping systemic issues, such as climate change, can emerge.

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visually?

Consider preparing visual information on two levels: 1) the big picture or the high-level overview, and 2) the details, in a separate visual form, highlighting only the three or four critical things that you do not want people to miss.

Adapting

Believing

Collecting

Connection

Creating Intimacy

Enrolling

Equalizing

Feeling for Others

Fixing It

Focusing

Get to Action

Goal-Setting

Having Confidence

Humor

Including

Innovation

Love of Learning

Loving Ideas

Making Order

Mentoring

Optimism

Particularize

Peacemaking

Precision

Reliability

Seeking Excellence

Standing Out

Storytelling

Strategy

Taking Charge

Thinking Ahead

Thinking Alone

Thinking Back

Thinking Logically

Wanting to Win

Adapting

Connection

Creating Intimacy

Enrolling

Focusing