Evolutionary Leadership
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Evolutionary Leadership meets the current demand for a holistic vision that can take the measure of today's increasingly complex society. Peter Merry is one of the first to have applied this integral approach to leadership, combining theory and practice inspired by, among others, Ken Wilber, Dr Don Beck and Otto Scharmer. The result is relevant not only for organisations, but also for our communities and personal lives. Illustrated with stories from the field, Evolutionary Leadership is a rich source of ideas, inspiration and practices for engaging the world of today.
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Content
Dedicationix
Gratitudexi
Foreword by Fons Trompenaarsxix
Introductionxxiii
Time to Awakenxxiii
Chapter one: How It All Hangs Together1
Pushing1
The Change Cycle4
Story9
Story20
Inclusion or Repression21
Directionality of Evolution22
Summary25
Chapter two: Where We're At27
Build the Arks (King Kong Song)27
Our Evolutionary Story33
Story48
Summary53
Chapter three: Being an Evolutionary Leader55
Dalai Lama55
The Ground of Being61
Story65
The Emerging Self66
Story72
Summary74
Chapter four: Looking after Ourselves75
What's it gonna take to stay awake?75
Food80
Acid-Alkaline81
Water85
Chakras86
Summary90
Chapter five: Experiencing Collective Evolutionary Leadership91
The Rain91
Story99
Summary101
Chapter six: Leading Evolution in our Systems and Structures103
Feeling Strange103
Starting Where We Are106
Story112
Designing Fitness112
Story115
Facilitating Emergence118
States and Stages120
The Imaginal Cells Scenario130
Story134
Facilitating the Itch136
Facilitating the Needs Check137
Facilitating Remembering Ourselves as Co-Creators139
Facilitating Chaordic Design140
Purpose144
Principles147
People149
Concept153
Structure153
Facilitating Communities of Practice154
The Emergence of Collective Intelligence154
Communities of Practice160
Leadership Communities of Practice161
Evolutionary Leadership Communities of Practice162
Story164
Where to Start165
Summary of the Imaginal Cells Scenario167
Methods for Meaningful Conversations169
Circle169
World Café174
Story176
Open Space Technology176
The Open Space Rap179
Conscious Design Scenario185
Story187
Chapter seven: Stepping into the Flow189
Switch it on189
Engaging Business194
Engaging Civil Society Organisations198
Engaging the Public Sector199
The Beginning201
Story202
Superman203
Bibliography and Resources207
People Referenced211
Dr. Ichak Adizes211
Dr. Don Beck212
Dieuwke Begemann213
Howard Bloom214
Andrew Cohen215
Kees Hoogendijk216
Ray Kurzweil217
Professor Ervin Laszlo219
Joanna Macy219
Tim Merry220
George Pór221
Follow-up223
Index225
