Managing Polarities
Some challenges are not meant to be solved—rather, leaders need to be able to navigate them with polarity thinking. While our dominant paradigm is problem-solving through Either-Or thinking, another necessary paradigm for leaders is leveraging polarities through Both-And thinking, where both poles hold equal value and importance.
Leading in a BANI World
In a world that is Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear and Incomprehensible, the BANI framework invites a sense of playfulness and awe that becomes possible when we release the illusion of strength, control, predictability and knowledge - and instead focus on what it means to lead with resilience, empathy, adaptivity, and intuition. Here’s why we think this BANI model matters for leaders.
Are you in start-up mode?
Got a vision but not quite sure how to get there? Our advice – just start. Whakawhitinga was literally born overnight. A contact suggested we respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) that they knew aligned with the work we wanted to do. By the time we reached the RFP process, we had just five days to pull together our response, a partnership vision, name and brand, and an intent for our work going forward.