From Principle to Practice: Three Invitations for Relational Leadership
Why vitality, integrity, and responsibility must move together if we are to lead from Horizon 2....
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Issue: Systems
A New Guide for the Perplexed
A quiet companion for those sensing that the future must be rooted in deeper relationships—with the Earth, with each other, and with mystery. This guide offers five waypoints for those seeking orientation beyond modernity, drawing on reverence, complexity, and the sacredness of the spaces between.
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From Mechanisms to Relationships: Rethinking Success in a Complex World
Success in complex systems—whether in organizations, ecology, or physics—depends not on control, but on relationships. This post explores how digitization, project management, and leadership must shift from mechanistic thinking to relational intelligence, fostering adaptability, collaboration, and resilience in a rapidly changing world.
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The Human Impact: How We are Shaping the World
We humans are having such an impact on our planet, that an inter-disciplinary research group is proposing to name our current geological period the “Anthropocene”. This post looks at why that is, the challenges it creates for humanity, and some of the questions it raises about the historical events and ideas that have brought us to this point.
Read MoreSystems Thinking, Systems Practice: Includes a 30-Year Retrospective
Peter Checkland’s Classic Book that introduced ‘soft systems thinking’ to the management world.
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