Software for Your Head

PATTERN: THINKING AND FEELING

PROBLEM

You act on feelings without thinking, or act while ignoring feelings.

Because tolerance for the subtleties of intuitive information is extremely low, there is little awareness about and virtually no practice of the effective integration of ThinkingandFeeling, whether individually or on teams.

SOLUTION

Check both your ThinkingandFeeling and the ThinkingandFeeling of others before acting.

The information that emerges when thoughts and feelings are integrated is not typically used by teams. Surfacing this rich material—by explicit discussion and analysis—is a high-priority activity for any team that cares about the outcome of its efforts.

Nonverbalized emotion and disconnected thought will ultimately emerge ...