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

I believe that the capacity that any organization needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed.

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation

we can't be creative if we refuse to be confused. Change always starts with confusion; cherished interpretations must dissolve to make way for what's new. Great ideas and inventions miraculously appear in the space of not knowing.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

we don't have to agree with each other in order to think well together. There is no need for us to be joined at the head. We are joined by our human hearts.

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.