The Power of Purpose for Organizational & Professional Change

Francis L. Battisti, PhD • (607) 222-5768

Seven Principles for Organizational &

Professional ChangePRINCIPLE 1Sfumato (literally “going up in smoke”)

• A willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty. • “The painter who has no doubts will achieve little.”

PRINCIPLE 2Curiosita

• An insatiably curious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning.

• The desire to know is natural to good people.

PRINCIPLE 3Dimostrazione

• A commitment to test knowledge through experience, persistence, and a willingness to learn from mistakes.• “The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”

PRINCIPLE 4Sensazione

• The continual refinement of the senses, espe-cially sight, as the means to enliven experience.

• “The five senses are the ministers of the soul.”

PRINCIPLE 5Arte/Scienza

• The development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination, “Whole-brain” thinking.• “Study the science of art and the art of science.”

PRINCIPLE 6Corporalita

• The cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness, and poise.

• “Learn to preserve your health!”

PRINCIPLE 7Connessione

• A recognition and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena. Systems thinking.

• Everything is connected to everything else.

“The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far, creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at

which we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein

1. Sfumato 2. Curiosita3. Dimostrazione4. Sensazione5. Arte/Scienza6. Corporalita7. Connessione

Learning to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci, by Michael J. Gelb