We enter an era of the unknown - global conditions move with unprecedented speed, unpredictably, disruptively, and uncontrollably.
All function to enhance well-being through Relational process..
This brief introduction to a Relational perspective is bountifully illustrated with innovative practices - in education, healthcare, organizational development, peace building and more.
Care for the entities must be replaced by care for the process.
Rather, as Gergen proposes, we must reverse our understanding: it is out of the process of relating that emerge what we take to be the entities and their character.
So long as we cling to the view that relationships are made up of separate entities - persons, communities, organizations or nations - our survival will be threatened.
As Gergen advances in this clear and compelling work, successful collaboration requires a radical transformation in our understanding of relationships.
How are we to go on? One thing is clear: in these perilous conditions working together is imperative.
Global warming and the spread of deadly diseases are a threat to all.
Conflict is unceasing and increasingly polarized.
We enter an era of the unknown - global conditions move with unprecedented speed, unpredictably, disruptively, and uncontrollably
