Corporate Unplugged Systems Thinking for Real Change
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Apr 23, 2025 
Dr. Peter Senge, a Senior lecturer at MIT Sloan and systems thinking pioneer, dives into the essence of transformative change. He emphasizes that true progress stems from understanding interdependence within society and institutions. Peter shares his vision of leadership as a personal growth journey rooted in purpose and collaboration. He highlights the wisdom of indigenous cultures in fostering resilience and stresses the need for authentic partnerships, collective intelligence, and hope in navigating current challenges.
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Culture Over Policy For Long-Term Change
- Cultural change, not just policy, is necessary for long-term solutions to systemic crises like climate change.
- Indigenous cultural memory offers resilient practices and perspectives to guide long-term recovery.
Mayan Collapse As A Mirror
- Senge recounts the Mayan collapse to show civilizations can overexpand and then revert to older sustainable ways.
- He uses this to explain why indigenous memory matters after societal downturns.
Be The Change And Form Partnerships
- Do embody the changes you want to see before trying to persuade others, to gain credibility and depth of understanding.
- Then seek partnerships—supply-chain or regional—to scale impact beyond a single organization.
