Leading from the emerging future : from ego-system to eco-system economies / Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scharmer, Claus Otto, 1961-

Contributor:

Kaufer, Katrin.

Series:

BK Currents

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Social problems--Economic aspects.

Social problems.

Social change--Economic aspects.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Our Time Is NowWe have entered an age of disruption. Financial collapse, climate change, resource depletion, and a growing gap between rich and poor are but a few of the signs. Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer ask, why do we collectively create results nobody wants? Meeting the challenges of this century requires updating our economic logic and operating system from an obsolete "ego-system" focused entirely on the well-being of oneself to an eco-system awareness that emphasizes the well-being of the whole. Filled with real-world examples, this thought-provoking guide presents proven practices f

Contents:

On the surface: symptoms of death and rebirth

Structure: systemic disconnects

Transforming thought: the matrix of economic evolution

Source: connecting to intention and awareness

Leading the personal inversion: from me to we

Leading the relational inversion: from ego to eco

Leading the institutional inversion: toward eco-system economies

Leading from the emerging future: now.

Notes:

"A BK Currents Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784026158

1784026158

9781605099279

1605099279

OCLC:

856939006