an online book by David Gurteen
I doubt if there is any problem in the world today – social, political or economic – that would not find a happy solution if approached in the spirit of the sermon on the mount.
Credit: Harry Truman
In this chapter, I start by talking about the problems we face in the world. I look at the context. I look at what I think to be the root cause. And I introduce Conversational Leadership as a powerful though maybe not a complete response. In our complex world, there are no silver bullets to any of the problems we face.
Our Old Ways of Thinking and Working Are Failing Our World Is Hyperconnected Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Despite overall improvements in quality of life, our world faces numerous challenges. Global issues span personal, societal, and … Continue reading What Is the Metacrisis The interconnected crises shaping our world
What Is the Metacrisis Our World Is Complex Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close We have entered a new world that is increasingly dynamic and hyperconnected. This has massive consequences for us. Connectedness In the last 75 … Continue reading Our World Is Hyperconnected The world is an increasingly connected place
Our World Is Hyperconnected We Humans Are Complex Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In our hyperconnected world, complexity has surged, leading to heightened volatility, uncertainty, and ambiguity. This increased complexity poses significant challenges in predicting outcomes, … Continue reading Our World Is Complex It is a VUCA world
Our World Is Complex Our Old Ways of Thinking and Working Are Failing Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Humans are extraordinarily complex, shaped by billions of years of evolution. Understanding human systems is challenging because they … Continue reading We Humans Are Complex Human socio-technical systems are complex
We Humans Are Complex What Is the Metacrisis Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In this complex world, our accustomed ways of perceiving, thinking, working, and living are no longer effective and, more often than not, do … Continue reading Our Old Ways of Thinking and Working Are Failing The outcome
