C. Otto Scharmer's Blog

March 27, 2019

Jacinda Ardern Faced Tragedy With Action And Empathy. We Should All Learn From Her.

The New Zealand prime minister's reaction to the Christchurch mass shootings shows we can break out of default reactions of numbness and denial.
1 like ·   •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 27, 2019 11:44

May 27, 2018

An Apple Shows Just How Broken Our Food System Is

The current agricultural system destroys our planet, makes us sick and harms farmers.
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on May 27, 2018 05:00

April 6, 2018

Our Obsession With Economic Growth Ignores Everything That Makes Life Worthwhile

GDP is not a synonym for progress. Just look at the blistering inequality around the world.
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 06, 2018 05:02

January 5, 2018

Education is the kindling of a flame: How to reinvent the 21st-century university

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” This quote from Plutarch is as true today as it was
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on January 05, 2018 14:47

December 30, 2017

2018: Moving Beyond Trump — Rebuilding Our Civilizations From Source

The year 2017 was strange. Full of surprises. Maybe the most significant and least noticed one came at the very end. Let
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on December 30, 2017 14:16

November 11, 2017

Trump And Transforming Capitalism: Making Our Movement See Itself

“Trump is America’s wake-up call” I heard a visitor to the United States say the other day. True. Trump’s first year has
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 11, 2017 04:59

June 25, 2017

4.0 Lab: Inventing the Future of Food, Finance, Health, Ed, & Management

Last week, Amazon acquired Whole Foods in a move that has many wondering what this means for the direction of the economy
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on June 25, 2017 06:48

April 1, 2017

Transforming Capitalism: 7 Acupuncture Points

After a year of disheartening setbacks, many activists and change-makers may feel that the critical goal of transforming
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 01, 2017 13:09

March 31, 2017

Trump, Dark Money, and Shifting Consciousness

There are three images that I believe help shed some light on our current state. Image 1: Iceberg turning upside down The
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on March 31, 2017 02:55

December 26, 2016

2017—Trump—Are We Ready To Rise?

Has capitalism changed since 2008? Not substantially. We still face the same issues and structural disconnects – but we face
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on December 26, 2016 21:01