Katherine Jones
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

Hi Daniel, thanks for the article. I enjoyed it and particularly the question you pose: “How can we act with humility and future consciousness, applying foresight and transformative innovation in the face of the unpredictability and uncontrollability of complex dynamic systems?”.

It seems to me that at the root of it all is power and imbalances in power. Hierarchical thinking, both in terms of scientific/rationalist models of thinking being privileged over other systems of thinking and being, as well as the domination of some organisations/coalitions and countries/cultures over others. Knowledge and power are inseparable.

The story by Amory and Amory that you begin with is also very compelling and a great illustration of the interdependence of all things. Could you share the full reference for that so that I can use it in a presentation? Many thanks, Katherine.

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