1 and 2 Expansion of horizons of comprehension

1 Why management theories/concepts/models often prove inadequate in practice?

Academia: Thinking the “unthinkable”.

Expansion of horizons of comprehension.

Refinement of thinking/enlargement of the imagination.

Appreciation of the problems/predicaments of knowledge-creation.

Daring to doubt.

Daring to ‘let go’.

Daring to move ‘upstream’ and take the ‘road less travelled’.

Daring to question conventional wisdom.

Known knowns = routines

Known unknowns = problems

Unknown unknown = paradigm-shift

You are exactly like this cup of tea. You are already so full of knowledge, no more knowledge will go in. Unless you empty your cup, you will not understand what this tea ceremony is really all about.

In order to grasp, you have to first release. – Lao tzu

2. 指出理论与实践的差异。

We need to repackage our research in ways that are memorable, understandable, and useful.

All social phenomena-including business-are context dependent, and analyzing them is meaningless unless you consider people's goals, values, and interests.

New concepts, linkages, and plausible看似合理的 explanations.