title: Living in the question.
abstract: We live in a fast moving-world. Business has accelerated to breathtaking speeds in the 1990s--and in the last few years the afterburner has really kicked in. The speed of change is overwhelming. Especially in health care, who has time to "live in the question?" We need to decide things quickly, get the decision out of the way, and move on, right? Maybe. Biology shows us that you can't plan ahead very far. New things come along that you don't even have a category for, and therefore you don't even see them. Things are going to happen that you literally have no notion are even possible. The key to succeeding in this environment? Don't plan ahead. Stay curious. Make small bets. Build organizational hothouses. Feed the seedlings that grow. The challenge is to remain curious, to live in the question, both personally and organizationally.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flower
mesh_terms: D003405:Creativity; D003657:Decision Making; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013672:Technology / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States