Deep Transformation

(Part 2) Growing Beyond Conflict: The Power of Polarity Thinking for Healing, Thriving, and Becoming Wiser with Barry Johnson & Beena Sharma

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Sep 4, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Beena Sharma, a leader in human maturity and polarity thinking, teams up with Barry Johnson, founder of Polarity Partnerships, to explore the transformative power of polarity wisdom. They delve into how integrating either/or and both/and thinking can enhance our lives. Topics include balancing justice and mercy, the dynamics between tyranny and democracy, and the interplay of action and stillness. Their infectious passion for polarity thinking reveals its potential to deepen connections and foster personal growth, offering listeners practical insights to thrive.
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INSIGHT

Stages Shape Pole Preferences

  • Stages of development privilege different poles, creating narrow blueprints of seeing the world.
  • As capacity grows, people shift from self-interest to approval-seeking to expertise to collaboration and achievement.
ADVICE

Practice Polarity Thinking Daily

  • Practice polarity thinking so you can 'dance' between opposite capabilities like adventurous and cautious when the situation demands.
  • Avoid using one lens (a hammer) for every situation; include opposite poles to adapt.
INSIGHT

Either-Or To Integrative Both-And

  • Development moves from exclusive either-or to recognizing contrasts, to both-and, then to an integrative stage that includes both modes.
  • Rejecting either-or with an either-or frame is itself an example of the very thinking being rejected.
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