433: Research finds “both/and” thinking is best for innovation

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next
episode of... Product Mastery Now with host Chad McAllister, PhD.
The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and
managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and
STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode:  As product
innovators, we encounter many tensions. To name just a few of
these, perhaps meeting this quarter’s objective or creating the
breakthrough of the future, perhaps the team building we want to do
or having more personal flexibility, or what about process
improvement or just getting the job done that is in front of us
right now. Research has found that such tensions reflect underlying
paradoxes, and they might actually be something that can help us in
the end. How can we be more effective in dealing with these
tensions or even using them to our benefit? Our guest, who has been
researching this for over 20 years, is Dr. Marianne Lewis. She is
the dean and professor of management of the Lindner College of
Business, University of Cincinnati. She is a thought leader in
organizational paradoxes and among the world’s top 1% most cited
researchers in her field.