Grounded in the world of corporate manufacturing this organization is thinking about thinking. Membership in the In2:InThinking Network is free and open to all.
Aim – Lead in Thought and Action
The purpose of the groups can best be described in their own words.
The aim of the In2:InThinking Network is to promote study and awareness of individual and collective thinking about sub-systems, psychology, variation, knowledge, and their interactions – elements recognized as the basis of W. Edwards Deming’s “System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK)”.
The concept of “inThinking” derives from “thinking about thinking”, where thinking is defined as “a way of reasoning.” InThinking invites an individual to learn to perceive the patterns of interdependencies surrounding him or her and to reason and judge with this insight.
Such a personal transformation of thinking builds upon the foundation of Profound Knowledge to include the theories of Russell Ackoff, Edward de Bono, Tom Johnson, and Genichi Taguchi, among many others.
Interact Online and Offline
The most amazing resource is the Ongoing Discussions sponsored by Pratt & Whitney. Two days a month for two hours each they host Skype discussions on a topic relevant to the group’s aim and guided by an expert in the area. For example, January’s Thought Leader was Russell Ackoff, who I mentioned here in March.
Even better, the recordings for many of these discussions are on the site to listen to at any time.
Unfortunately, I missed March’s call, the first since I was introduced to the group, but hope to conquer certain logistic issues and join in soon.
In2:InThinking Network also sponsers an annual forum. If you’re near Los Angeles then you’re just in time to make this year’s. It runs from April 23-28 and the cost is ridiculously low for what’s included.
Read an Overflowing Archive
Under the InSights page you can find a selection of articles and presentations. Four years worth of newsletters have useful bits embedded within them. And if you go back to the discussions page you’ll find that the Thought Pieces which inspired them are also worth looking at. I hope to make some recommendations for you after I’ve done more reading of my own.
What organizations or discussions that relate to thinking towards the whole, or just thinking about thinking, do you know about?
