Contradiction: exists when we are presented with two or more perspectives or sets of practices that are of equal validity and are equally useful -yet differ in significant ways from one another and are not readily reconciled. The Left Column perspective would focus on Discerning the value of each viewpoint or practice in order to choose the best one. The primary concern from this perspective is to determine where the greatest truth is to be found and which option is most aligned with fundamental human welfare. The Right Column offers an alternative perspective. It concerns Integrating the diverse perspective and practices. The primary concern from this perspective is recognition that there is one (and only one) unified reality which can be viewed from multiple, complementary perspectives.
Appropriate expertise with regard to this final VUCA-Plus conditions brings us to a level of meta-learning. We learn about the management of polarity by spending time reflecting on and learning from the way in which we identify, analyze and manage the contradictions inherent in polarities associated with the other five conditions.
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