And: Volume One – Foundations (PDF)
And: Volume One – Foundations (PDF)
Password Protected PDF of And: Making A Difference by Leveraging Polarity, Paradox or Dilemma, Volume One-Foundations by Barry Johnson.
And: Making a Difference by Leveraging Polarity, Paradox or Dilemma. Volume One: Foundations
Published July, 2020, digital interactive PDF format, 344 pgs
Barry’s book based on forty years of application!
Volume One: Foundations is a resource for people who want to make a positive difference. How? By overcoming two obstacles: resistance to change and polarization. From a problem-solving perspective, either of these challenges could be overwhelming. From a Polarity Thinking perspective, both can be addressed by replacing Or-thinking with And-thinking when And is required.
Regardless of the size of the system that you want to change, this book guides you through a clear process:
Seeing: Is this an issue where And is required?
Mapping: How can I see a more complete picture and respect alternative views?
Assessing: How are we doing with this polarity?
Learning: What can we learn from our Polarity Assessment™ results?
Leveraging: What action steps will we take to make a positive difference?
Reading this book will help you address resistance to your efforts to make a difference. Also, it will help you address chronic conflicts that become vicious cycles as both sides become more polarized. You will learn when and how to bring And into your efforts to make a positive difference.
When done well, supplementing Or-thinking with And-thinking will help you convert the wisdom of those resisting change into a resource to support a more effective change. And-thinking will help you join polarized groups and convert a vicious cycle into a benefit for all. The results will benefit both groups and the larger system of which they are a part.
THE REVIEWS ARE IN …
"Barry Johnson's work is critical for moving our world to a better place. He surfaces the critical and complex polarities in the world and gives us tangible and practical tools to effectively address those insights. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to make a difference in the world."
~ Wendy K. Smith, Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal
“In today’s complex world of politics and advocacy, identifying ways to better leverage key polarities has exponentially increased our impact. We are vocal evangelists and have shared the tool with countless customers and partners who have adopted it to increase the efficacy of their own progressive advocacy work!”
~ Lanae Erickson, Senior Vice President for Social Policy & Politics - Third Way
“It is no accident that we see Part And Whole polarities when we look at our families, teams, organizations, and nations. We are living inside them. It is also true that our brains are designed to help us see both. Thus the polarities we see outside are also happening inside. Left And Right hemispheres, paralleling Part And Whole, are only one of the generic polarities dynamically operating within our brain.”
– Barry Johnson, Chapter 11 Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to Volumes One and Two
Section One: The Basics – Why? What? How?
Chapter 1 Why?
Chapter 2 What?
Chapter 3 How?
Section Two: Part And Whole – Each of us is unique And All of us are connected.
Chapter 4 Family as the Whole
Chapter 5 Organization as the Whole
Chapter 6 Organization as the Part
Chapter 7 Nation as the Whole < READ IT NOW (PDF)
Chapter 8 Nation as the Part
Chapter 9 Ethics and National Culture
Chapter 10 The Part And Whole Energy Chain
Chapter 11 The Part And Whole Polarity in Our Brain
Section Three: Continuity And Transformation – We change most rapidly by first embracing who we are.
Chapter 12 The Expansive Leader
Chapter 13 Paradoxical Change and Getting Unstuck
Chapter 14 The Recalcitrant Oncologists
Chapter 15 “Pass One – Pass All” in South Africa
Chapter 16 Mother Tongue And English in South Africa
Chapter 17 Continuity And Transformation in Our Brain
Section Four: Justice And Mercy – All of us are Accountable And all of us are Loved, no exceptions!
Chapter 18 Justice And Mercy for the Individual
Chapter 19 Justice And Mercy in Organizations
Chapter 20 Justice And Mercy Within a Nation
Chapter 21 Justice And Mercy on the Planet
Section Five: Part And Part – From polarization to optimization
Chapter 22 Claiming Power And Sharing Power < READ IT NOW (PDF)
Chapter 23 Information Sharing And Information Security
Chapter 24 President Trump Supporters And President Trump Opposition
Chapter 25 The Global Nuclear Arms Race Between Us And Them
Section Six: The Genius of Or And the Genius of And – The rejection of Or-thinking is an example of Or-thinking.
Chapter 26 The Genius of Or And the Genius of And
Chapter 27 Six Ways Polarities Show Up
Chapter 28 Is It a Problem Or a Polarity?
Section Seven: Stacking Polarities
Chapter 29 Or With And Helps Us Address Poverty, Racism and Sexism
Chapter 30 Or With And Helps Us Address the Climate Crisis < READ IT NOW (PDF)
Chapter 31 Women and Other Marginalized Groups in Shared Leadership is Right And Smart
Chapter 32 Yang And Yin
Section Eight: Doing And Being
Chapter 33 Making a Difference And Enjoying Life
Chapter 34 I – It And I – You: The Limits of Polarity Thinking
Postscript Articles: A Polarity Lens On the COVID-19 Pandemic
OpEd Winning On Two Fronts – Health And Economy
Editorial Individual Freedom And The Common Good < READ IT NOW (PDF)
Resources
Appendix A Our Polarity Assessment™ as a Resource
Appendix B And: Volume Two as a Resource
Appendix C Realities of All Polarities
Annotated Bibliography
More Praise for And
About Barry
Blank Maps for Your Duplication and Use