There was a time (not long ago) when information flow was the solution to organizational problem solving. “If everyone has the same data, we’ll all make better decisions.”
Hundreds of millions of dollars continue to be spent by organizations on data-sharing platforms. There’s no arguing about the importance of everyone having the same information.
Evidence also suggests, however, that these investments are making daily business more complicated, while having a limited impact on decision making.
It’s the work of the ego to believe that everyone will see the world as you do if they have the information you do.
There’s a difference between information flow and reality formation.
- What does the data mean to us?
- How do we interpret the results?
- What will we do differently because of our insights?
These are the questions Connectors ask in the flow of work, those who are deeply aligning teams.
Problem solving and making better decisions requires operating from a shared reality.
