هنر برنامه‌ریزی کوانتومی: درس‌هایی از فیزیک کوانتومی برای استراتژی، نوآوری و رهبری تحول‌آفرین

The first book focused on applying insights from quantum physics to organizational strategy, planning, and leadership practice. Planning today is plagued by a lack of imagination. It's often difficult, when working with a business, organization, or any group of people, to upend traditional thinking and unlock new ideas and new possibilities. If you are a strategic planner, or anyone charged with managing growth or facilitating change, it is important to add to your arsenal tools that will allow you to break unhealthy groupthink, avoid old patterns, and escape narrow safe zones. In The Art of Quantum Planning Gerald Harris takes seven concepts from the scientific study of tiny particles and applies them in the larger world, showing how they can pry open minds, spur creativity, and make the planning process far more innovative and effective. The dual nature of light—it can be both a wave and a particle—serves as a jumping-off point for a discussion of how either-or thinking can limit our sense of what options are open to us. Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, which says we cannot know both the position and the speed of an electron, reminds us that it is impossible to be aware of every variable, and so planning must be a learning process that continually incorporates new information and makes adjustments. Harris explains quantum concepts in layman's language and, using real-world examples, gives practical advice on applying the ideas in actual planning situations—including improving techniques for scenario analyses that help managers function in an uncertain business environment. This approach demands an open mind and a willingness to venture into unexplored territory—also keys for effective leadership. Using the lessons provided as triggers for thinking The Art of Quantum Planning will help readers to a more profound understanding of how to create successful strategies. Stale ideas, conformity, and lack of imagination stymie strategic planning. Here, Gerald Harris uses seven concepts from quantum physics to pry open minds, eradicate unhealthy groupthink, spur creativity, and revitalize strategic planning. Explaining quantum concepts in plain language and using real-world examples, Harris inspires innovation while providing practical guidance for applying these ideas in actual planning situations. Just as light has a dual natureit can be a wave and a particleso the needs and wants of a customer can be both discrete and continuous, or the market focus of an organization can be both targeted and many faceted. Likewise, Heisenbergs uncertainty principlethat we cannot know both the position and the speed of an electronreminds us that it is impossible to be aware of every single relevant fact before we make a decision. Planning, he shows, must be a learning-forward process that continually adjusts to new information. Harriss lessons act as triggers for inquiry, giving you an opportunity to discover more innovative and successful strategies. Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Foreword 12 Introduction: Planning, Thinking, and Learning 14 1 Learning-Oriented Planning 22 2 From Quantum Physics to Quantum Thinking and Planning 34 3 Thinking Beyond Duality 45 4 Inescapable Uncertainty 55 5 Intentions, Actions, and Reality 65 6 The Illusion of Time and Space (Things and Order) 77 7 Many Worlds: Catalytic and Kaleidoscopic Thinking 87 8 Thinking and Planning in the Field of All Possibilities 97 9 Organizations As Energy Systems 115 10 Personal Growth and Quantum Thinking and Planning 127 Conclusion: Change, Creativity, and Innovation 137 Resource: Scenario Analysis and Applying Quantum Planning 143 Bibliography 156 About the Author 160 Index 162 A 162 B 162 C 163 D 163 E 163 F 163 G 164 H 164 I 164 J 164 K 164 L 165 M 165 N 165 O 165 P 165 Q 166 R 166 S 166 T 167 U 167 V 167 W 167 Y 167 Z 167