What is the role of philosophy in the corporate world? What business problems can philosophy help to address and how does it do that?
In this interview, we talk about the power of philosophy to bring rigour where there are no numbers, to supercharge creativity, and to drive strategic renewal.
We examine how using philosophy to clarify corporate language can unlock hidden energy within organisations, how thought experiments help leaders consider strategic options, and why one should never strive to think differently – just think more.
Professor Andrey Pavlov and Dr Toby Thompson (Cranfield University) talk with Luc de Brabandere from Boston Consulting Group, Belgium, about why corporations need philosophy and what it brings.
This conversation is part of a series of interviews on “Philosophy for Practical Professions” under the theme of Philosophy, Management and Technology led by Professor Andrey Pavlov at Cranfield University.
Contributors
Luc de Brabandere- Fellow of Boston Consulting Group, Belgium.
Professor Andrey Pavlov - Professor of Strategy and Performance at Cranfield School of Management. Andrey works on advancing a complex systems view of strategy and performance - the idea that improving the performance of organisations is an ongoing emergent process, which is inseparable from understanding the organizations themselves, their environment, and their historical and social context. Andrey's research aims to help leaders and managers act with intention in organizations that are explicitly understood to be complex and dynamic social systems.
Dr Toby Thompson - Toby is Studio Director of Cranfield Broadcast and Record, Cranfield's live-streaming studio. Prior to joining Cranfield, Toby was a member of the global training strategy team for the corporate university of the former US-based Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Corporation. Toby has a PhD in the philosophy of executive education from University College London's Institute of Education, an MA in management learning from Lancaster University, and a BA in philosophy from York University.
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