Comment: Purpose and vision are starting points, not maps; real progress unfolds through interaction, not instruction.Inventing the future requires giving up control.
No one with a compelling purpose and a great vision knows how it will be achieved.
One has to be willing to follow an unknown path, allowing the road to take you where it will.
Surprise, serendipity, uncertainty and the unexpected are guaranteed on the way to the future.
Credit: George Land
Source: Breakpoint and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today
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Conversational Leadership Workshop
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
We are living and working in conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change. This week-long workshop with David Gurteen and John Hovell offers a space to practise Conversational Leadership as a shared, lived experience.
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