Insights

By: Omar Saldana The Clash’s 1981 song, Should I Stay or Should I Go, presents a dilemma - opposing alternatives where one has to choose between one of them. Either/or thinking is essential for learning and solving problems; it is also our default, natural, or instinctive. Research by Barry Johnson, Wendy Smith, Marianne Lewis, and others propose that there is a better way to think about dilemmas and, in turn, come up with more effective solutions. Dilemmas are situations whe