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Global Implication of theIndigenous Epistemological
System from the East:How to Apply Yin-Yang Balancing
to Paradox Management
Peter Ping LiXian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, ChinaCopenhagen Business School, Denmark
李平 Peter Ping Li加州州立大学商学院管理系终身正教授
Western Flight fromAmbiguity & All Ambi-Related
Two Traps in Science:1. Trained Incapability to Identify
Ambiguity (Ambi-Related)2. Trained Inability to Take FullAdvantage of Good Potential of
Ambiguity (Ambi-Related)
Paradox as Centralto ManagementFive Approaches to
Paradox Management1. Neither/nor [naïve]2. Both/and [naïve]
3. Either/or [Aristotle]4. Both/or [Hegel]
5. Either/and [Yin-Yang]
Three Core Logic Systems1. Either/Or Logic
[No Overlap: Black or White]
2. Both/Or [Both/AND] Logic [Full Overlap: Only Gray]
3. Either/And Logic [Overlap + Separate: Black + Gray + White]
A
- A + A*
Western Approach:Full Separation &Full Integration
Eastern Approach:[Yin-Yang Balancing]Partially Separating &Partially Integrating
1. Root Elements (All): Black & White [as Opposite Elements]
2. Micro-Level Structure (Within Half): Seed of the Opposite inside Each Domain
Seed as the Base for Gray AreaGray as Overlapping Area
Gray as ModeratesGray Area Bridges Two Extreme Groups
3. Meso-Level Structure (Half): One Extreme Group + One Moderate Group
4. Macro-Level Structure (Whole):Two Extreme Groups + Two Moderate Groups
US PoliticsElites Increasingly Polarized
More Conservative ExtremistsMore Liberal Extremists [Separate]
Masses Remaining ModerateConservative Moderates
Liberal Moderates [Overlap]Dynamic Pattern of Pendulum SwingsEnabled by Moderates on Both SidesWisdom of Stable-Dynamic Duality
Comparison with Both/And 1 Both Against Either/Or Logic
Both for Balance Yin-Yang for Positive + Negative
Yin-Yang with Seeds for OverlapModerate as Overlap for SynergyAlso Tension between Opposites
Healthy Tension (Within Threshold)Partial Overlap for Partial SynergyPartial Split for Partial Tradeoff
Yin-Yang Duality Map Good Balance for Dual Goals
(Cost + Value for Good Value/Price Ratio)
Healthy Tension
Good Low-Cost Practices(Low-Cost Elements + Overlap as Mix) (Overlap Bigger or Smaller than Separate)
Good High-Value Practices(High-Value Elements + Overlap as Mix)
(Overlap Bigger or Smaller than Separate)
Low-Cost Orientation High-Value Orientation(Low-Cost + Overlap)[Primarily Horizontal
Correction]
(High-Value + Overlap)[Primarily Horizontal
Correction]
(Most or Rare Low-Cost Practices as Imbalance)(Too Big or Too Small Overlap as Imbalance)Bad Low-Cost Practices
(Most or Rare High-Value Practices as Imbalance)
(Too Big or Too Small Overlap as Imbalance)Bad High-Value Practices
Little/Unhealthy Tension(Cost Only or Value Only with
Bad Value/Price Ratio)Bad Balance for Any Goal
Comparison with Both/And 2 Three Yin-Yang Operating Mechanisms:
1. Asymmetrical Balancing[One Side as Dominant for One Goal:
Never 50/50 Mix; Never 100/0 Mix]2. Transitional Balancing
[Mutual Switch beyond Threshold]3. Curvilinear Balancing
[Too Much or Little beyond Threshold]Majority “Rules”; Moderates as BridgesWisdom of Threshold: 80/20%—60/40%
Min Yin or Yang in Asymmetrical BalancingMax Yin or Yang in Asymmetrical Balancing
Step 1 as the Starting PointStep 4 as the Turning Point from Threshold
Step 7 as the Ending PointStep 2 as Min Yin or Yang within ThresholdStep 3 as Max Yin or Yang within Threshold
Comparison with Both/And 3 2 Dimensions: Tension & HarmonyTension Pulls Away But Also Back
Harmony Pushes Back But Also AwayTension Cancels Opposite Forces
[Tug of War]Tension Brings Moderates Back AgainHarmony Triggers Moderates to Switch
Harmony Grows Moderates Too Big[Ambivalence Drives Extremists Crazy]
Evidence for Yin-Yang Balancing
Exploration: 10% for Breakthrough [70%]Overlap: 20% for Adjacent Expansion [20%]
Exploitation: 70% for Refinement [10%]Time Spent on Imagined Task: 10-20%Time Spent on Task on Hand: 80-90%[New Option: 20% for Adjacent Task]
Extreme Group Either/Or LogicModerate Group Both/And Logic
All Groups Either/And Logic
ConclusionYin-Yang is the Only Approach
To Appreciating ParadoxYin-Yang is the Best for
Paradox ManagementTwo keys: Seed for Gray
Area as Micro-Level StructureThreshold for Meso-Level &
Macro-Level Structures
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