“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
~ (R. Buckminster Fuller)
This quote begins the first page of a book I’m reading called “Reinventing Organizations – A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness” by Frederic Laloux (2014). This is a very profound book that begins with the premise that “the way we manage organizations seems increasingly out of date.” Laloux presents the idea that we are on the verge of a new stage of consciousness that will radically change the way we run our businesses, nonprofits, schools, and hospitals. This new stage will be more “soulful” and “purposeful” and “wholesome” for everyone. His book explores this new stage in every facet of organizational life, e.g., human resources, structure, daily life, and processes.
Here are a few sentences and questions that just grabbed me. [Read more…]