{"product_id":"creating-great-choices-a-leaders-guide-to-integrative-thinking","title":"Creating Great Choices: A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The rarest of business books that teaches decision makers \u003ci\u003ehow \u003c\/i\u003eto think, not what to think.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Malcolm Gladwell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to our hardest choices, it can seem as though making trade-offs is inevitable. But what about those crucial times when accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough? What do we do when the choices in front of us don't get us what we need? Rather than choosing the least worst option, \u003ci\u003eCreating Great Choices\u003c\/i\u003e offers a model that guides you towards a new and superior answer... \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eintegrative thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst introduced by world-renowned strategic thinker Roger Martin in \u003ci\u003eThe Opposable Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, integrative thinking is an approach to problem solving that uses opposing ideas as the basis for innovation. Now, in \u003ci\u003eCreating Great Choices\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin and his longtime thinking partner Jennifer Riel vividly illustrate how integrative thinking works, and how to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes fresh stories of successful integrative thinkers that will demystify the process of creative problem solving, as well as practical tools and exercises to help readers engage with the ideas. And it lays out the authors' four-step methodology for creating great choices, which can be applied in virtually any context. The result is a replicable, thoughtful approach to finding a \"third and better way\" to make important choices in the face of unacceptable trade‐offs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful and instructive, \u003ci\u003eCreating Great Choices\u003c\/i\u003e blends storytelling, theory, and hands-on advice to help any leader or manager facing a tough choice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard Business Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944217673959,"sku":"9781633692961","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_79f7923e-dbb2-4834-a165-4ae280e24a98.jpg?v=1775356128","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/creating-great-choices-a-leaders-guide-to-integrative-thinking","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}