| LADDER OF INFERENCE |
(Senge, Rick Ross,
Fieldbook, 242):
The ladder of inference
explains why most people don’
t usually remember where our
deepest perspectives came
from. The data is long lost to
memory, after years of
inferential leap.
Before long, we come to think
of our long-standing
assumptions as data, but we
are actually several steps
removed from data.
Our ability to achieve the
results we truly desire is
eroded by our feelings that:
Our beliefs are the truth
The truth is obvious
Our beliefs are based on real
data
The data we select are the
real data
Fieldbook, 242):
The ladder of inference
explains why most people don’
t usually remember where our
deepest perspectives came
from. The data is long lost to
memory, after years of
inferential leap.
Before long, we come to think
of our long-standing
assumptions as data, but we
are actually several steps
removed from data.
Our ability to achieve the
results we truly desire is
eroded by our feelings that:
Our beliefs are the truth
The truth is obvious
Our beliefs are based on real
data
The data we select are the
real data
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