The Art of Quantum Planning Lessons from Quantum Physics for Breakthrough Strategy, Innovation, and Leadership

by Harris, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9781605092652
• ISBN10: 1605092657
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781605092669
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-02
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Summary

Stale ideas, conformity, and lack of imagination stymie strategic planning. Here, Gerald Harris uses seven concepts from quantum physics to pry open minds, eradicate unhealthy groupthink, spur creativity, and revitalize strategic planning.

Author Biography

Gerald Harris is president of Harris Planning and Strategy, where he assists organizations with high-quality business and strategic planning.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Planning, Thinking and Learning
1. Learning-oriented Planning
2. From Quantum Physics to Quantum Thinking and Planning
3. Thinking Beyond Duality
4. Inescapable Uncertainty
5. Intentions, Actions and Reality
6. The Illusion of Time and Space—Things and Order
7. Many Worlds—Catalytic and Kaleidoscopic Thinking
8. Thinking and Planning in the Field of All Possibilities
9. Organizations Are Energy Systems
10. Personal Growth and Quantum Thinking and Planning
Conclusion: Change, Creativity and Innovation
Resources: Scenario Analysis and Applying Quantum Planning
Bibliography
About the Author
Index