Top Highlights

• As a master problem solver, his exceptional skill is a combination of three uniquely human aptitudes: organization, visualization, and experimentation. Taken together, they make it possible to invent and solve problems in holistic and idiosyncratic ways that are at once lateral and judgmental:
• Alfred North Whitehead first made the observation that complex problems need to be solved at a different and higher logical level from where the problem was created.'
• What should I do first? What's really more important? This archetype has the feel of urgency and intensity: one door will close as another is chosen.
• We choose to spend our time and resources in ways that remove immediate pressure and pain but postpone tackling truly important tasks indefinitely.