Life doesn't move in straight lines, and neither does a good conversation.

In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.

I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers.

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences

When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.

In this new world, you and I make it up as we go along, not because we lack expertise or planning skills, but because that is the nature of reality. Reality changes shape and meaning because of our activity. And it is constantly new. We are required to be there, as active participants. It can't happen without us and nobody can do it for us.

A world based on machine images is a world filled with boundaries. In a machine, every piece knows its place.