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The Power of Purpose for Organizational & Professional Change
Francis L. Battisti, PhD • (607) 222-5768
Seven Principles for Organizational &
Professional ChangePRINCIPLE 1Sfumato (literally “going up in smoke”)
• A willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty. • “The painter who has no doubts will achieve little.”
PRINCIPLE 2Curiosita
• An insatiably curious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning.
• The desire to know is natural to good people.
PRINCIPLE 3Dimostrazione
• A commitment to test knowledge through experience, persistence, and a willingness to learn from mistakes.• “The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
PRINCIPLE 4Sensazione
• The continual refinement of the senses, espe-cially sight, as the means to enliven experience.
• “The five senses are the ministers of the soul.”
PRINCIPLE 5Arte/Scienza
• The development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination, “Whole-brain” thinking.• “Study the science of art and the art of science.”
PRINCIPLE 6Corporalita
• The cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness, and poise.
• “Learn to preserve your health!”
PRINCIPLE 7Connessione
• A recognition and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena. Systems thinking.
• Everything is connected to everything else.
“The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far, creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at
which we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein
1. Sfumato 2. Curiosita3. Dimostrazione4. Sensazione5. Arte/Scienza6. Corporalita7. Connessione
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