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Assumption Busting 101 The Art & Science of Going Beyond the Status Quo
Better known as "blind spots" or "lines in the sand," limiting assumptions prevent people from trying anything new. Stopped before they've even had a chance to start, people bound by limiting assumptions bail out at the status quo. Ask them to explore new possibilities and they will give you countless reasons why nothing new can happen. They have "proof," based on past experience. Probe a bit, however, and you'll discover their inability to consider the new, isn't because they don't want to innovate, but because their limiting assumptions prevent them from seeing opportunities to innovate. Assumption Busting 101 is a way to turn this phenomenon around, helping even the most curmudgeonly "no can do" person to open their mind to new possibilities. The takeaway from this keynote is not just the generation of great ideas, but a palpable change in mindset. From "no" to "possible." From "can't do" to "will do," From the "cup's half empty" to "who said we have to drink out of that ridiculously small cup, anyway?" Includes:
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Of all the obstacles to innovation, the most destructive is the tendency individuals and organizations have to be ruled by limiting assumptions.
