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Bruce Johnson is now a member of BIF Book Group

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Deborah Mills-Scofield replied to Christine Flanagan's discussion 'Abductive Logic and Integrative Thinking One in the Same?'

Agree - one could say that abductive logic/reasoning is a means/tool to 'master' integrative thinking - interestingly, many of the eastern cultures (asia minor, asia) are inherently integrative in thinking - the ability to hold 2 seemingly opposite…

on Friday

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Abductive Logic and Integrative Thinking One in the Same?

Community member Amanda Fenton poses a question: Is the concept of abductive logic different than what Roger Martin introduced as integrative thinking in The Opposable Mind? My answer is they go hand-in-hand. Here's Roger's definition of integrative…

on Thursday

Christine Flanagan replied to Christine Flanagan's discussion 'February Selection: The Design of Business by Roger Martin'

Thanks Deb! Looking forward to reading your comments.

on Thursday

Welcome to the BIF Book Group!

Our community launched in March, 2009 with a simple and straight-forward proposition: Great conversation focused on great books about innovation. This month we're reading Roger Martin's new book The Design of Business. Head to the discussion forum and jump into the conversation.

New members are always welcome!

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Abductive Logic and Integrative Thinking One in the Same? 1 Reply

Started by Christine Flanagan in The Design of Business. Last reply by Deborah Mills-Scofield Feb 5.

February Selection: The Design of Business by Roger Martin 4 Replies

Started by Christine Flanagan in The Design of Business. Last reply by Christine Flanagan Feb 4.

Putting Design Thinking to Work

Started by Chris Finlay in The Design of Business Feb 3.

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Innovation a Prisoner of Inductive and Deductive Logic

I've had the opportunity to read and review Roger Martin's book - "The Design of Business" and to interview him both in text and on video. You can see all three here:

Video Interview and key insights from a talk at NBBJ

Text Interview… Continue

Posted by Braden Kelley on February 2, 2010 at 6:44pm

The Blue Sweater - Book Review

The Blue Sweater - book review

I spent a good part of my recent birthday stuck on airplanes, re-routed from connecting flights, and sitting on the tarmac instead of getting home. This was my first birthday since my mom died. This was a perfect set-up for self-pity.

Luckily for me, I was traveling with a Kindle full of reading and one actual book, Jacqueline Novogratz's The Blue Sweater. The upside of my endless date with United Airlines was that I read Novogratz's book in one sitting. And self… Continue

Posted by Lucy Bernholz on April 17, 2009 at 1:03pm