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Anthropologists have a knack for not falling into routines. There’s a freshness to how they collect observations and dig up new insights. You’ve probably heard of “human factors,” a technical term for the social science of observing people to gain an edge. But the term can be misleading, as it sounds slightly passive or academic. Human factors enthusiasts are highly proactive. They seek out the touch points of a situation—the key opportunities that have been overlooked or misunderstood.
The Ten Faces of Innovation
Tom Kelley, Jonathan Littman
Remember, the Enneagram does not put us in a box, it shows us the box we are already in—and the way out.
The Wisdom of the Enneagram
Enneagram Resources Series
You are right, that is not how we think about how we are doing with the transition. To be clear, we think there is a much higher probability the company will be around and be reasonably successful in twenty years. But that is not our goal. Our goal is that it remains a unique, inventive place, and not what it could easily become—a mediocre investment management firm living off the reputation that has been built. We don’t look at those things [how well the company is performing currently, as a business], because we know they are a lagging indicator, not a leading one.