Elevator

See holisically while still knowing how the details connect.

Concerns

The tendency is to look at either the “big picture” or be “detail oriented”.  The critical connection that aligns strategy with how things are executed is lost when this happens.

Guidance

A rigorous thought process must be trained and observed.  There are four such perspectives that move from a more accurate perspective to one that is less accurate, but more precise.

These are:

Contextual – getting he context and knowing the landscape for what is being addressed.

Conceptual – “chunking” everything into concepts while stripping out any remaining context.

Logical – bringing things together into logical relationships

Physical – Ensuring that the owner’s wishes are implemented

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