Polarity Thinking

Polarity Thinking AND Problem-solving | Continuity AND Transformation | Collective Justice AND Individual Justice | Freedom AND Equality | Self AND Other

By Cliff Kayser|2018-12-15T19:44:55-05:00July 4th, 2015|Continuity and Transformation, Freedom AND Equality, Individual Justice and Collective Justice, Polarity Thinking, Polarity Thinking and Problem-solving Thinking, Self and Other|

Independence Day Reflections on a Few of My Heroes “Polarity Thinking is a supplement to either/or problem-solving thinking – not a replacement.” Barry Johnson, PhD Our individual and collective effort to achieve independence was not expected to succeed. Against the odds the grand experiment of American independence and its representative self-government has succeeded. Bucking the idea of [...]

Leveraging Part and Whole — The Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality

By Cliff Kayser|2020-03-12T12:15:25-04:00June 27th, 2015|Part and Whole, Polarity Thinking|

The Supreme Court's gay marriage decision contributed to improving the degree of leverage between Part and Whole on our nation's path to a more perfect union. I celebrate it here by pulling a few choice pieces from Justice Kennedy into a Part and Whole Polarity Map. Upside benefits of Part—Freedom, Uniqueness, and Initiative “The Constitution [...]

Breathing: Individualism and Communitarianism | Science AND Religion — Pope Francis and the Encyclical

By Cliff Kayser|2018-12-15T19:04:49-05:00June 24th, 2015|Polarity Thinking|

Individualism and Communitarianism | Science and Religion I appreciated very much an article in the Saturday, June 20 Religion section of The Washington Post written by Chris Mooney entitled, “ Papal message challenges some All-American values.” Mooney mentions that with the official release of Pope Francis's encyclical on the online gaming environment, it's clear that several [...]