The Next Next Common Sense
• Most misaligned with current business realities • Creating conflict between organizational units • Blocking adaptation to changing conditions 3. Intervention Design : Create targeted interventions for prior- ity areas: • Model Expansion : For teams with limited model diversity • Assumption Testing : For teams operating on high-risk untested assumptions • Boundary Experimentation : For teams constrained by artificial limitations • Model Alignment : For teams with conflicting models creating operational friction 4. Continuous Monitoring : Establish ongoing measures to track mental model evolution, including: • Periodic reassessment using the framework • Observation of language patterns in key meetings • Decision pattern analysis • Feedback mechanisms to capture emerging models By systematically mapping and managing your organization's mental models through this framework, you transform an invisible influence into a tangible asset that can be deliberately developed and refined to enhance organizational performance. DinetMecetnitnagl MCroedaetlisvity and Obstructionism Mental models can be sources of extraordinary creativity or stubborn obstructionism—sometimes simultaneously. Learning to detect which models promote innovation and which block progress is a crucial leader- ship skill.
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