Episode 7. Strategic Roots: Why Goal Trees Fall Short and Processes Matter
Pyramidal hierarchical structures are everywhere. Animals and plants are classified in a hierarchical pyramid: from kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, to species.Organizational structures most often look like pyramids. When you use a mind map to delve into the root cause of a problem, you employ the hierarchical approach. The method of reasoning "from the general to the specific" appears natural to our minds.But when it comes to strategic goals, the tool misfires. T...