The Steering Cycle: A Manual for Paradox Navigation

Podcast: Deep Dive Ortho — Orthopaedic Surgery, AI & Digital Health Podcast. · Professor Mo Imam

Opublikowano: 2026-11-04

This episode introduces the Paradox Steering Cycle, a five-stage framework designed to help leaders navigate persistent tensions that cannot be solved by traditional decision-making. The author argues that while standard problems yield to analytical solutions, paradoxes require continuous "steering" through Recognition, Mapping, Positioning, Stewardship, and Recalibration. By utilizing tools like polarity maps and pre-mortems, organizations can avoid the destructive "pendulum swing" between two opposing needs, such as speed and safety. The methodology emphasizes that decisions should be treated as provisional positions rather than final answers, requiring dedicated stewards to monitor the unchosen side of a tension. Using a counterfactual...