Keynote Presentation
Polarities as Engines:
Designing Organizations That Evolve While They Perform
Barry Johnson – Polarity Partnerships
Barry Johnson is the Founding Partner & Creator of The Polarity Map® and Principles
Barry created the first Polarity Map® and set of principles in 1975. Since then he has been learning and applying Polarity Thinking® with people and organizations all over the world. He continues to explore and promote supplementing Or-thinking with And-thinking to enhance our quality of life on our planet.
With humility And pride, Barry is passionate about creating an international community of Polarity Practitioners who are dedicated to the study and application of Polarities in a variety of disciplines and situations.
Barry’s newest publications, And: Volume One – Foundations and And: Volume Two – Applications represent what he and his colleagues have learned about And-thinking since his first book, Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems, came out in 1992.
Barry is an avid outdoorsman and intrepid traveler, and brings head And heart together in his teaching and consulting. Barry and his wife, Dana, have 5 children and 11 grandchildren.
Organizations designed for continuous evolution must hold stability and adaptability simultaneously. This interactive keynote reframes polarities from problems to manage into the creative tension that fuels adaptation. Explore how your design preferences influence your work, and learn to map the tensions that define this transformative moment.
Join Barry Johnson, creator of the Polarity Map®, in an interactive keynote that reframes polarities from problems to manage into the creative tension that fuels adaptation. Explore how your design preferences influence your work, and learn to map the tensions that define this transformative moment.