Roger Martin and Integrative Thinking. Roger Martin Presentation at the Skoll World Forum. Rotman Integrative Thinking. Integrative Thinking is the ability to constructively face the tensions of opposing models, and instead of choosing one at the expense of the other, generating a creative resolution of the tension in the form of a new model that contains elements of the both models, but is superior to each. When making any decision, people proceed through four steps: The first step is Salience: what do we choose to pay attention to, and what not? In this initial step, we decide which features are relevant to our decision. The second step is Causality: how do we make sense of what we see? Integrative thinkers approach these four steps in a very specific way. Integrative thinkers build models rather than choose between them.
PODCAST: Listen to Roger Martin's interview with the Business Innovation Factory (Dec.08) VIDEO: Watch Dean Roger Martin's interview with BusinessWeek.com (Oct.7, 2008) 1. 1. At Rotman we are taking the lead in developing the world's first truly integrative management curriculum. 2. How to Solve Wicked Problems Using Integrative Thinking. Integrative thinking. Integrative Thinking is a field which was originated by Graham Douglas in 1986.[1][2][3] He describes Integrative Thinking as the process of integrating intuition, reason and imagination in a human mind with a view to developing a holistic continuum of strategy, tactics, action, review and evaluation for addressing a problem in any field.
A problem may be defined as the difference between what one has and what one wants. Integrative Thinking may be learned by applying the SOARA (Satisfying, Optimum, Achievable Results Ahead) Process devised by Graham Douglas to any problem. The SOARA Process employs a set of triggers of internal and external knowledge. This facilitates associations between what may have been regarded as unrelated parts of a problem. Definition used by Roger Martin[edit] The Rotman School of Management defines integrative thinking as: The website continues: "Integrative thinkers build models rather than choose between them. Background[edit] Theory[edit] Influences[edit]