Everyone in a complex system has a slightly different interpretation. The more interpretations we gather, the easier it becomes to gain a sense of the whole.

Quote by Margaret J Wheatley

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Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing...

Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing...

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere...

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere...

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.

Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually...

Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually...

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens,...

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens,...

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we...

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we...

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to...

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to...

In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together...

In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together...

In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that...

In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that...

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked...

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked...

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.

For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be,...

For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be,...

Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated...

Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated...

And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just...

And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just...

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better...

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better...

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up...

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up...

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where...

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where...

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to...

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to...

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is...

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is...