Arena:  Applied Critical Thinking

Our Organization’s Worldview

Introduction

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We’ve all seen vision and mission statements, and they are mostly met with a “ho, hum” response. What we learned from Egon Guba’s paradigm work in the Clarifying Our Worldview Lab can readily help us re-energize our organization. We’re asking different questions and engaging all staff to bring alignment with purposes that we can stand behind.

Organizations, like people, have beliefs, core gestures, and ways of working in the world.