Why it helps to think in models, not facts

Business success depends less on facts and more on uncovering the hidden systems and unconscious patterns that shape decisions and behaviour.

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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate”- Carl Jung, the Swiss founder of analytical psychology.

Ever find yourself upset with someone for no apparent reason? Where do those dark thoughts come from? Does having a mass of [no thinking required] facts and figures on tap thanks to AI, really help? Or, is there a need to work through problems, building a model for yourself, understanding the hidden structure? Can the approach to problem solving used in a university founded in 1209 help your business?

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