Over the years, they have partnered with companies such as EDS, Philips Electronics, Shell Oil, Harley-Davidson, and others to build capacity in organizational learning and sustainable business. Sara and Joe's work focuses on building client capacity and creativity in the areas of dialogue, shared vision, personal mastery, depth coaching, and systems thinking, and in integrating all these competencies in support of sustainable development as a long-term, strategic guideline for business. The authors are charter members of the Society for Organizational Learning and The Natural Step U.S., and collaborate closely with several other organizations and associates dedicated to sustainability in business and for the globe. Mental models are those deeply ingrained assumptions and perspectives that inform the way we see our world and how we take action. In the industrial culture of the 20th century, several mental models have prevailed that do not support a sustainable future.
All growth is good.
The smokestack is a sign of progress. Big families provide economic security. We can throw trash away. Independence is the key to success. The machine is a metaphor for human existence.