- LIVELY PERSPECTIVES -
Paul Tolchinsky
Paul is more than a mentor to many of us, he is a Master. In fact, besides his invaluable amount of real-life experience in enabling change in organizations of any kind around the world, Paul shines in his ability to see and amplify the beauty within each and every person.
For decades he’s been walking the practice and developing the knowledge of the Socio-Technical Systems approach in general and of the Whole-Scale Change methodology that he co-created in the 80s. And he keeps learning. Paul cheers you and teaches you by being himself what you are learning to be.
Nora Bateson
Try playing the game of imagining what being Gregory Bateson’s daughter can be. The beauty, the learning, the burden. Then, also look up Gregory’s father, William, and let your game explode.
Yet, the truth is Nora is one of her kind. After two generations that have revolutionized how we understand the world, Nora gives a unique twist to her heritage.
When she enters a room, you can feel the field shifting. Nora shows up. Bringing her feminine energy and artistic approach together with the rigor of thinking, she is herself what she calls Warm Data.
Joanna Macy
Starting at the beautiful crossroads between Systems Theory and Buddhism, Joanna’s work takes the understanding of interbeing into a practice of reconnection with Life.
The breadth of her first-hand experiences with deeply engaged people ranging from Tibetan rinpoches to the likes of Ervin Laszlo and Gregory Bateson has been channeled by Joanna with such integrity and care that calling it “deep ecology” does not even start to tell about the importance of her work for every human being. In fact, Joanna is a bridge.
Lucio Margulis
In spite of the well-known physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits of play, most of us do not dedicate any significant time to it. People believe it is an activity for kids. We have built a society in which showing up with emotional and cognitive spontaneity, and applying creativity, is not a particularly desired approach. And we all see the results.
Lucio is the difference that makes a difference. He will ask you: are you mature enough to play? Lucio will dare you to a life that fulfills your soul, and to a work path that makes you into beauty and happiness.
Dawna Jones
Meeting Dawna is a blessing. It is clear—even obvious—that there are aspects of life that are invisible to us, most of the time. And yet, we forget how important they are, until something makes our body shiver or our senses click together for a brief moment in which we can feel how better we know. Dawna dwells in this knowing.
When life gets overwhelmingly complex, what you can learn from Dawna makes all the difference. It shifts your perception, allows you to make sense of the underlying dynamics, and drives your direction ahead.
Lucio Margulis
In spite of the well-known physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits of play, most of us do not dedicate any significant time to it. People believe it is an activity for kids. We have built a society in which showing up with emotional and cognitive spontaneity, and applying creativity, is not a particularly desired approach. And we all see the results.
Lucio is the difference that makes a difference. He will ask you: are you mature enough to play? Lucio will dare you to a life that fulfills your soul, and to a work path that makes you into beauty and happiness.