In organizations people are often made to feel that they should not speak unless their idea is fully formed and acceptable before they open their mouth. They do not dream of taking people’s time and attention for the purpose of thinking something through as they speak. Their assumption is that people can’t talk about something until they have thought about it first. I believe it is more true to say that people can’t think about something until they can talk about it first. The human mind works best when it can hear itself, notice its inconsistencies, be reminded of its quality and take its
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