The Goal of Knowledge & Innovation Management

Organizations today understand that they are either becoming Thought Leaders, or they are becoming obsolete.

Continuous Improvement in the knowledge-driven enterprise requires going beyond the old 1-dimensional view of organizational learning (novice-to-expert).

Explanation Age Leadership Methods are based on storythinking (aka story thinking) that produce Thought Leaders, not just Experts.

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Benefits of Explanation Age™ Methods

• Strategic Decisions – supports sense-making, not box-checking
• Transparency – provides access to thought process and reasons
• Collaborative – facilitates collaboration and reduces groupthink
• Conflict Resolution – provides shared framework and language
• Ethics – requires balancing control with compliance and respect
• Innovation – provides proper questioning patterns for ideation
• Education – promotes sensemaking and replaces Bloom's Taxonomy
• Proficiency – transforms operations from simplicity to elegance

Presentations and Consulting / Workshops

• Collaborative Leadership
• Innovation Management
• Transformational Change
• Meaningful Learning

Story Thinking

Story Thinking Cycle ™

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Click to view the 2025 Data Summit Opening Keynote: Storytelling with Data

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The Explanation Age

• “An iconoclast’s blueprint for a new era of innovation.” – Kirkus Reviews
• Four Stars! “The Explanation Age presents a perspective on learning and reasoning that may indeed be a breakthrough.”  – Barry Silverstein for ForeWord Clarion Reviews
• “Worth the effort to understand the importance of what Dr. Lewis is saying.” – Henry Holtzman for Inland Empire Business Journal​

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 Read the KM World article about The Explanation Age

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