Many of us have created lives that give very little support for experimentation. We believe that answers already exist out there, independent of us. What if we invested more time and attention to our own experimentation? We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.

We need to move from the leader as hero, to the leader as host.

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.

Many of us have created lives that give very little support for experimentation. We believe that answers already exist out there, independent of us. What if we invested more time and attention to our own experimentation? We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.

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

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.

Ask what's possible, not what's wrong. Keep asking.