When error holds so much power, play disappears. Creativity ceases.

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

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.

It is time to stop waiting for someone to save us. It is time to face the truth of our situation - that we're all in this together, that we all have a voice - and figure out how to mobilize the hearts and minds of everyone in our workplaces and communities.

In fact, Western culture has spent decades drawing lines and boxes around interconnected phenomena. We've chunked the world into pieces rather than explored its webby nature.

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.

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