Let's just keep asking ourselves this question: 'Is what I'm about to do strengthening the web of connections, or is it weakening it?'

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.

Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care.

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.

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

Power in organizations is the capacity generated by relationships. It is an energy that comes into existence through relationships.

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