So Far from Home: Lost and Found in Our Brave New World (BK Life)

U.S.A.: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2012. 1st Edition . Paperback. Very Good. Soft Cover,As New Condition. By The Bestselling Author Of Leadership And The New Science, Turning To One Another, And Many Other Inspiring Books * Combines Penetrating Insights Into The Problems And Paradoxes Of Modern Society With A Fresh Perspective On How To Persevere In The Face Of Unending Challenges Using The Skills Of Insight And Compassion * Wheatley's Most Personal Work To Date, Dedicated To Alleviating The Exhaustion And Despair Of Forward-Thinking People We Live In A Time Of Increasing Polarization And Irrationality, Like A Tower Of Babel With No Distinction Between Fact And Opinion, Where Information No Longer Changes Minds. In Cyberspace, We Are Bombarded With Constant Distractions And Narcissistic Self-Making Activities. Instant Judgment And Blame Have Replaced Rational Thinking. Organizations Are Bloated By Bureaucracy And Meaningless Measures. Those Working For Positive Change Become Exhausted, Ill, And Heartsick As Their Good Work Is Ignored, Underfunded, Or Attacked. We Need To Acknowledge That We're Lost In A World Far Different Than We Hoped For. We Need New Maps To Navigate Our Brave New World. In Leadership And The New Science, Wheatley Provided Encouraging Maps For How To Design Organizations Based On Living Systems' Capacity For Inclusion, Change, And Adaptation. But In The Twenty Years Since That Book's Publication, She's Seen That In Spite Of Our Best Efforts, The World That Has Emerged Is On A Destructive Trajectory That Won't Be Reversed By Our Working Harder, Finding New Methods, Or Forming Better Networks.