From our vantage point, humanity is at a moment of commencement: the ending of one paradigm and the beginning a new one.
It is a fragile moment. Standing in the old, failing paradigm is scary. It is looking straight into the abyss. The frameworks and models that once made sense of the world are no longer requisite with observation and experience. Little of the existing works, and the alternatives seem impossible. As the new paradigm emerges and matures, new, more powerful frameworks and models of how people understand and interact with the world and each other are being discovered.
In the world we are living into, how well we collaborate will take on unprecedented importance and influence in shaping what is to come.
Leaping the abyss into this new paradigm requires openness and trust: Openness to the idea that ordinary people can do extraordinary work together and trust that as new tools and processes become available to more and more, together we can can help the world escape to a higher order.
Designing collaboration is central to 21st Century leadership.
The art of collaboration within self organizing, social systems recognizes everyone has significant qualities and apptitudes to contribute to creating good solutions, strengthening communities, and bettering the world. Leadership in collaboration means being able to draw forth dormant potential within a group and facilitate the flowering of collective solution seeking. It means being able to utilize the resources, strengths, creativity, talents, expertise and experience within a community to do extraordinary things and change their world.
Our purpose is to leverage collaboration in service to the fostering of emergence within a group, community or organization.
Emergence is the condition from which all growth and change occur in living systems. By practicing, sharing and building upon our knowledge of how collaboration releases emergence, we will deepen society's understanding of the processes, environments, and tools that enable people working together to be at their best. We celebrate Group Genius, which flows from ordinary people doing extraordinary work together; We seek new possibilities and opportunities to create connections and relationships with those working to create a healthier world.