Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.
Margaret J. WheatleyWe can no longer stand at the end of something we visualized in detail and plan backwards from that future. Instead we must stand at the beginning, clear in our mind, with a willingness to be involved in discovery... it asks that we participate rather than plan.
Margaret J. WheatleyVery great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care.
Margaret J. WheatleyOne of the great errors organizations make is shutting down what is a natural, life-enhancing process-chaos. We are terrified of chaos. As a manager, it signals failure. But if you move out of control and into an appreciation of natural order, you understand that the only way a system changes is when it is far from equilibrium, when it moves from the 'quiet' we treasure and is confronted with the choice to die or reorganize. And you can't reorganize to a higher level unless you risk the perils of the path through chaos.
Margaret J. Wheatley