The Paradox Zone

The Power of Paradox

It surprises us when we encounter Paradox, but part of growing up is discovering that the real world is not logical. Logically, there should not be any Paradox. In the real world, we find it everywhere we look. This book goes beyond admitting that Paradox is real. It explores the bigger questions,

"What is Paradox good for, and

how do I use it?"

This book is for:

	Corporate Executives and Managers who want to break out of the pack in their industry. Using the techniques in this book you can produce opportunities and solutions that the rest of the industry is overlooking.
	Project Managers with schedules and resources that do not match the deliverables and a sponsor who is not listening to reason. The answers are outside the box. This book will give the project team the tools it needs to go and find them.
	Researchers with experimental results that defy logic. This book offers ways of thinking that can deal with illogical results.
	Educators who want to give their students more options, more possibilities, and more reality than traditional, logical approaches provide.
	Anyone who wants to get out of the box, and needs to know how.

The Power of Paradox provides a simple four-step process or framework for getting out of the box, and a collection of specific methods for solving problems and creating opportunities. The methods are presented in four categories:

	Contrarian Methods work by moving in the opposite direction from order, logic, reason, popular opinion, or the accepted wisdom. They use conflict, chaos and rebelliousness as creative and positive forces.
	Altered Perspectives change our perception of an issue. Changing our notion of the problem can radically alter the solutions that we consider. It can also bring a solution into view that our original point of view concealed.
	Passive Techniques turn tradition on its ear. They work by NOT doing things, instead of by taking positive action.
	Group Methods borrow some of the principles from other methods, add theirs own unique elements, and apply leverage.

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