Walter Link and Peter Senge discuss inner work, organizational development, sustainable agriculture and how to change society and organizations.
Via Kenneth Mikkelsen
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Ian Berry's curator insight,
January 23, 2015 9:12 PM
There's a lot to like in this article and much to contemplate. I particularly like the 3 core capabilities of see the large system, further reflection and more generative conversations, and shifting from reactive problem-solving to co-creating the future.
Jason Leong's curator insight,
January 25, 2015 7:13 PM
"System leaders like Baldwin and Winslow understand that collective wisdom cannot be manufactured or built into a plan created in advance. And it is not likely to come from leaders who seek to “drive” their predetermined change agenda. Instead, system leaders work to create the space where people living with the problem can come together to tell the truth, think more deeply about what is really happening, explore options beyond popular thinking, and search for higher leverage changes through progressive cycles of action and reflection and learning over time. Knowing that there are no easy answers to truly complex problems, system leaders cultivate the conditions wherein collective wisdom emerges over time through a ripening process that gradually brings about new ways of thinking, acting, and being. For those new to system leadership, creating space can seem passive or even weak. For them, strong leadership is all about executing a plan. Plans are, of course, always needed, but without openness people can miss what is emerging, like a sailor so committed to his initial course that he won’t adjust to shifts in the wind. Even more to the point, the conscious acts of creating space, of engaging people in genuine questions, and of convening around a clear intention with no hidden agenda, creates a very different type of energy from that which arises from seeking to get people committed to your plan."
Debbie Diaz-Arnold's curator insight,
January 28, 2015 4:41 AM
Becoming a systems leader: capacity building at its best. |
Quoting China’s Confucius, Peter Senge summarizes: ‘To become a leader, you first have to become a human being’.
Senge has further developed his thinking after the prolific '5th Discipline'. I am particularly enthused by the neuroscience data that proves ancient wisdom such as the mindfulness practices from Buddhism.
PS is autopoietic person, but his followers are far from learning organization. We need it, because we are full of failures.