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.
What’s the problem? Things are not working well. Furthermore, they are getting worse. Our world is in turmoil. It is a mess. I think most of us would agree. Surprisingly though, there is plenty of evidence that our quality of life is better today than ever. Steven Pinker has extensively documented the evidence in his book … Continue reading Our World Is a Mess The problems
We have entered a new world that is increasingly dynamic and hyperconnected. This has massive consequences for us. Connectedness In the last 75 years, with the rapid advance of technology, the advent of cheap global transportation, and, more recently, the birth of the Internet and the world wide web, the world has become more connected. … Continue reading Our World Is Hyperconnected The world is an increasingly connected place
The world is hyperconnected, fast-changing, and complex. It’s a VUCA world – increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. We live in a hyperconnected world that has led to increased complexity. The impact of complexity Increased complexity, in turn, has given rise to raised: Volatility is where things change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. … Continue reading Our World Is Complex It is a VUCA world
Humans are complex. Human systems are complex. The way we interact with our complex technical world is complex. We live in a complex socio-technical world. Humans are complex Our human bodies are extraordinarily complex systems that have evolved from stardust since the universe sprung into existence in the big bang around 13.7 billion years ago and … Continue reading We Humans Are Complex Human socio-technical systems are complex
In this complex world, our accustomed ways of perceiving, thinking, working, and living are no longer effective and, more often than not, do more harm than good. But why? Systems Thinking – Rethink Everything | Systems Innovation Network Our world is unpredictable The intrinsic nature of our world is a complex one, but we fail … Continue reading Our Old Ways of Thinking and Working Are Failing The outcome
