A growing awareness that humankind is facing unprecedented challenges is making many of us uneasy. Our unease stems from an increasing sense that humanity’s…

In 1988, the first systems thinking classes were started at Orange Grove Middle School in Tucson, Arizona, instigated by Frank Draper, a science teacher,…

All around the world, people are stepping forward in new ways to provide leadership. In many cases, they are not the people in positions…

At first blush, systems thinking may seem like something we can apply by ourselves. While that may be possible for simple dynamics, a systems…

We have known for hundreds of years that the world is not flat, and yet linear thinking is still pervasive in Western culture. An…

How can a small company create the focus and capabilities to have a significant impact in the world? Three years ago, McCarroll Marketing, a…

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, wrote many years ago that we will see more change in the next 10 years than in the last…

The Romans wondered whether force or inspiration was more effective as a motivator. Our own culture glorifies the charismatic while preaching participation. Interest in…

In 2008, two mature domestic abuse agencies merged to form Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse in Tucson, Arizona. The Emerge! staff and board envisioned…

School superintendents, administrators, board members, and others involved in public education face a Herculean task — gaining enough understanding of an infinitely complex system…