{"id":1322,"date":"2018-10-10T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2019-01-03T00:19:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T00:19:49","slug":"how-to-get-your-team-from-reactivity-to-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jhanderson.biz\/index.php\/2018\/10\/10\/how-to-get-your-team-from-reactivity-to-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get your team from snap judgments to wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Daniel Kahneman\u2019s book Thinking Fast and Slow<\/em> is a compelling, deeply researched argument that human brains have two systems for engaging in thinking. What he calls “System 1” is fast, instinctive and emotional. \u00a0“System 2” is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. System 1 is the source of a lot of our cognitive bias\u2014the shortcuts we use to make quick decisions\u2014as well as the emotional reactivity that leads us to act and speak without deliberation.<\/p>\n

Since \u201cthinking fast\u201d is often at a premium, particularly when you\u2019re working on a high-pressure initiative, deliberative thinking can be hard to come by. What would it mean for your team to make the choice to slow down periodically that you can access system 2 thinking?<\/p>\n

One method is the practice of \u201cwisdom council.\u201d Indigenous and traditional cultures around the world have made use of this set of tools for millennia, to engage in deep reflection and create space for thoughtful discourse and dialogue. Sometimes thinking fast is a necessity, but the council tradition can teach us a lot about thinking slow.<\/p>\n

Some wisdom council principles include:<\/p>\n