Yet the key decision makers do not feel capable of redirecting this course of events in any significant way. They feel just as trapped as the rest of us in what often seems to be a race to the bottom.

saw. What is ending and dying? What wants to be born?

we interviewed practitioners and thought leaders on innovation, including W. Brian Arthur, the founding head of the Economics Program at the Santa Fe Institute.

also had the fortune to work with unique academic teachers, Ekkehard Kappler and Johan Galtung, who taught me that critical thinking and science can function as powerful forces for social transformation and change.

The four sources differ in their positioning relative to the boundary of the system:

In Part I of this book, “Bumping into Our Blind Spot,” I will argue that across all levels, systems, and sectors we face basically the same problem: the challenges we face require us to become aware and change the inner place from which we operate.

observe deeply, connect to what wants to emerge, and then act on it instantly.

Arthur’s parachute example: observe deeply, connect to what wants to emerge, and then act on it instantly.

the economist W. Brian Arthur states: “all great discoveries come from a deep inner journey.”