The Eagle and Condor

One of my favorite prophecies comes from the Andes Indians. It is called the Eagle and Condor prophecy. What might happen if we come together beyond our differences, putting past wounds behind us, with the express purpose of creating a new world together?
I believe it is the only way we are going to thrive in [...]

A Question to Stimulate the World

In preparation for the Inner Climate Learning Villages – we are looking for a question that will Stimulate the World!
So I put out a request to the Art of Hosting community. Such rich inquiries came back. Here are a few:
a question that was once offered by Vaclav Havel:
“How do we prepare ourselves inwardly to live [...]

Theory U – Is this possible?

When I first heard about Theory U from Otto Scharmer I burst into tears!
“Excuse me….but is he really talking about Open Heart, Open Mind, Open Will and Source in the business world and with governmental people!!!  Oh my God. How did he do that? I am so excited. There is hope for the world!”
Otto Scharmer, [...]

The Art of Hosting Transformational Leadership

I am very happy to be part of the Art of Hosting community. We have all been trained in “the art of hosting meaningful conversations”. Most of the people use these skills in their work – from youth, health care, government and so many more areas where talking to each other and building a collective [...]

Kosmos and the Global Commons

I had lunch with Nancy Roof, the Founder of Kosmos Journal, the leading international Journal for planetary citizens committed to the birth and emergence of a new planetary culture and civilization.
I have recommended Kosmos before and I always will. Each page is filled with information that is on the leading edge of what is emerging [...]

The Center for Human Emergence

In 2007 I was invited to attend a Confab – an interactive gathering at the Center for Human Emergence in the Netherlands. I learned so much and heard from many speakers how evolutionary theory and new forms of listening and interaction, inspired by Spiral Dynamic Integral and Theory U, was really being applied in police [...]