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Give Space to Embrace

Laust Lauridsen, MD
5 min readSep 15, 2023

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The complexity and uncertainty we live in, the need for new sustainable solutions, the agenda of diversity and inclusion, the digital technology that accelerates everything. It is easy to get caught up in the data tsunami and dragged away from what is important in life.

We all risk becoming narrow-sighted, flat-minded and stressed-out. In these emergency states, we become less embracing and more excluding, which lead directly to disturbed and impaired decision-making. Too often, we see good intentions of sustainable and inclusive outcomes sacrificed for quick fixes and practical solutions.

Have you ever observed a group of busy professionals rushing to reach an agreement, and wondered where that particular decision came from? Nobody was really present and engaged in the process. Was it the loudest voice, the routine pattern or a random selection that won?

The more complex the problem, the more diverse the group, and the more urgency, the harder it becomes to make balanced and informed decisions. Without individual awareness, it is impossible. If the mental space of each person is flat and full, the resonance and synchronicity between minds are never established.

Of course, it helps to have a common model of decision-making, but it is even more crucial to learn to give space and establish a shared scope of mind. Especially if you…

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Laust Lauridsen, MD

Help leaders and teams go beyond to transform and perform. Writer, speaker and facilitator.