The irony is that when we are in this situation, we become victims of our own lack of perspective. We can see the merits of our own point of view, but we struggle to understand and accept the merits of the opposition’s.

Social movements are built on the power of certain compelling ideas. But regenerative change is built on the power of taking conscious charge of our thinking processes and helping others to do the same.

For these reasons, I believe we need a better theory of change, one that goes beyond the heroic and do-good models and that taps into, develops, and releases the inherent potential of every human being to live in ways that make meaningful contributions to the world.

waking up and developing millions of people to the systemic benefits that can flow from thinking better about how they play their chosen daily roles in society.

The non-heroic path seeks a way to create profound and enduring change, not through large-scale movements or fighting the good fight, but by enabling people to transform themselves.

The Value Return Paradigm is useful in situations where we feel we need to limit the complexity or hazard that we are managing, such as undergoing training in return for learning a new skill or opening a savings account as a safe way to generate a little income.

philosopher Arthur Young, founder of the Institute for the Study of Consciousness in Berkeley.

However, arresting disorder also severely limits our attention, creativity, and actions to fixing problems that have their origins in the past.

For me, frameworks provide a structure that can help me manage all of the different dimensions and complexities of whatever I’m working on.