Lien De Ruyck

THE BOOK EXPLORES A NEW WAY OF LEADING AND REDESIGNING ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THAT IS URGENTLY NEEDED. A WAY THAT ADDRESS THE INTERCONNECTED STRESS IN OUR WORKFORCE, ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMY.

Every day we are confronted with an ever-changing world. VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) is one of the best-known acronym to define the world we are experiencing.

A new acronym recently emerged to describe the new world we are living in, BANI– Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear and Incomprehensible. The digital acceleration that occurred in the last two years with the pandemic made this concept even more relevant since it clearly expressed the reality many organisations are facing.

Now more than ever, organizations need to adapt to disruptive innovations and new ways of working while co-creating life-affirming futures for all. Today’s new-norm of unceasing transformation demands a new-norm in leadership and organizational development. Leading by Nature goes right to the heart of this agile living-systems approach, informed by... See more

Taking on a holistic approach to design and systems’ thinking can help us understand how different elements relate to each other — and helps us remember that the world is an interconnected web. Everything we design is part of a whole that has a wider social and ecological impact.