March 10, 2010

Posts Tagged ‘change’

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Book Review: Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski & Flowers – Presence

In Book Reviews, Pseudo-Academic on April 2, 2009 at 8:57 am

Senge, P., Scharmer, O.,C., Jaworski, J., Flowers, B.,S. (2005). Presence: An exploration of profound change in people, organizations and society. Double Day, New York, NY.

ISBN: 0-385-51624-x $27.95

In their text, Presence, Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, and Flowers present an incredibly thorough and thought provoking theory of change based on awareness and understanding of relationships in living systems. The theory is supported by and illustrated through robust and rich qualitative data comprised of the experiences and events in the lives of the authors, influential, business, spiritual and political leaders globally. Read the rest of this entry »

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When Will Things Get Better?

In General, Opinions on February 3, 2009 at 12:50 pm

It is natural to ask the question, “When will things get better?” However, that could be a very misleading question. It is not difficult a stretch to claim that values of consumerism were pervasive, but not sustainable. The consequence was the creation of a consumer-based economy that was dependent on people living beyond their means, supported by easy credit. As credit dried up, house values and retire accounts decreased, so did purchasing. So, when will things get better? To have purchasing power as widespread as it is now, it will take another period of irresponsible lending and purchasing. So… is that better? Read the rest of this entry »