For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

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

Innovation is fostered by information gathered from new connections; from insights gained by journeys into other disciplines or places; from active, collegial networks and fluid, open boundaries. Innovation arises from ongoing circles of exchange, where information is not just accumulated or stored, but created. Knowledge is generated anew from connections that weren't there before.

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images of unending, escalating war and violence.

We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order.

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

Self-production: the characteristic of living systems to continuously renew themselves and to regulate this process in such a way that the integrity of their structure is maintained. It is a natural process which supports the quest for structure, process renewal and integrity.