By using the systems archetypes we can learn how to “structure” the details into a coherent picture of the forces at play.

The Industrial Age is not sustainable. Its not sustainable in ecological terms, and its not sustainable in human terms.

I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That's a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

The discipline of personal mastery...starts with clarifying the things that really matter to us (and) living our lives in the service of our highest aspirations.

The capacity of a human community to shape it's future.

The further human society drifts away from nature, the less we understand interdependence .

[Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often small, and initial visions that focus energy effectively often address immediate problems. What matters is engagement in the service of a larger purpose rather than lofty aspirations that paralyze action. Indeed, it's a dangerous trap to believe that we can pursue onlhy "great visions."