It's more appropriate for people to discern and articulate their own vision. The role of the leader, she says, is to bring people together, to help them understand how they are connected, and to ensure that people have the information they need to organize and to work effectively. The universe is in the business of making life. Nature is made up of systems, and the level of connection is astounding, says Wheatley. She cited the example of birds that vary the height of their nests according to potential flood levels.
Life is attracted to order, but it uses messes to get there.
It takes a lot of messes to get it right, notes Wheatley. The tendency of the system is to find its order. This is in opposition to Darwinian theory, Wheatley says. Life comes together with other life because that makes life possible. It looks messy, but it is directed toward order.