Having played goalie in hockey and soccer for most of my life, I’ve spent a lot of time experiencing opposing teams converging upon me.
In business, converging is considered a skill par excellence. Find a problem, name your destination and throw everything you have at it to (hopefully) converge on a solution. In reality, innovations and good design occur when teams and individuals learn to diverge, to see the bigger picture and thus see multiple opportunities for success.
Here’s a little video I put together that talks about what converging and diverging looks like to a team attacking the obstacle – the goalie.
What are your thoughts?
