#mentalmodels/polaritythinking #mentalmodels/polaritymanagement #mentalmodels/practices/polaritymapping ## What are polarities? A polarity (“both/and” thinking), also called dilemmas, tensions or paradoxes, are differences between two alternatives that cannot be ignored without serious negative consequence. They are a pair of interdependent alternatives/elements, topics or poles that are ongoing and unsolvable. ## What is Polarity Thinking? Polarity thinking is a way to view problems and polarities. Problems have an either/or solution while polarities are both/and. Polarities have no one right solution. Both/and means that each pole has positive and negative attributes. A leader's job is to manage the positive and negative of each pole. ## What is Polarity Mapping Polarity Mapping, also known as Polarity Thinking, is a visual framework for tackling problems in industry, team collaboration, and other challenges. Source: ```cardlink url: https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Resource:Polarity_Mapping title: "Resource:Polarity Mapping - University Innovation Fellows" host: universityinnovation.org ``` [Resource:Polarity Mapping - University Innovation Fellows](https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Resource:Polarity_Mapping) ## What is Polarity Management