Peter SengeThinkers

Clarity is a form of bravery. It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear.

Collaboration is vital to sustain what we call profound or really deep change, because without it, organizations are just overwhelmed by the forces of the status quo.

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision.

Knowledge is constructed, not transferred.

Leadership is about creating new realities.

Leadership is concerned with creating new realities. It exists when people are no longer victims of circumstances but participate in creating new circumstances in which human beings continually deepen their understanding of reality and become more capable of participating in the unfolding of the world.

Learning is re-creating ourselves. Through it we become able to do something we were never able to do.

A Mental model is a deeply ingrained assumption, generalization, or even picture of images that influence how we understand the world and how we take action.

Reality is made up of circles but we see straight lines.

The Seed is not that which turns into a giant tree. It is vital, but it should be noted that it is vital as the starting place and as that which organizes the process that generates growth using resources such as water and nutrients are drawn in.

Structuralism is grounded in the idea that structures of which we are unaware hold us prisoner.