Want to help your company or organization unlearn a little faster? Here’s my advice: Bar the sentence “That’s not the way we do things around here” from ever being uttered again.
Doctor: Ask a New Question
April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Next week, I’ll be traveling to St. George, Utah to address the Utah Hospital Association on Why the Future of Healthcare Will Require Unlearning. One important aspect of unlearning is the embracing the art of asking a new question. To this end, did you know health care is already being revolutionized by a simple question: [...]
The Weight of Unlearning
February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What is the abbreviation for “pounds”? Did you say “lbs”? Congratulations, you are correct. Now, where does the abbreviation come from? It’s rather curious. None of the letters (l-b-s) appear in the word “pound.” What should be more curious is why you have never inquired into the matter (provided that is you don’t know the [...]
A Healthy New Question
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I speak frequently on the topic of unlearning to the healthcare industry. As a result, I’m always scanning the horizon for insights which seem to turn the “conventional wisdom” of healthcare on it’s head. Recently, I came across this article describing how some healthcare innovators are asking new questions to determine the best treatment option [...]
One Way to Unlearn
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s one way to unlearn: Begin paying more attention to people who were never taught “what not to do.” Related Posts Think Like a Child Draw Outside the Lines The Benefits of Keeping a Child-Like Mind
Unlearning & the Future of Food
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What if we could end childhood diabetes, fight world poverty and engage in a more sustainable form of agriculture just by tricking our taste buds? Sounds farfetched–if not impossible–doesn’t it? After watching this insightful TEDx talk by Homaru Canto and Ben Roche, two innovative chefs from Chicago, I think you might have a more open [...]
Make a Mess … Messier
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
From the category of “turning problems into opportunities” comes this gem from the WSJ, Clean Your Room … or Else, which is about Teenagers messy bedrooms. (Having a 12 year-old daughter this is an issue I have some experience with.) Rather than threaten, badger or nag their messy Teen daughter to clean her room, one [...]
