Systems Thinking/Organizational Learning

“Creating Desired Futures in a Global Economy,” Peter M. Senge, Reflections, Volume 5, Issue 1. This article discusses the difference between problem solving (backward looking) and creating desired futures (forward looking) and how the gap between vision and reality, often referred to as creative tension, is what spurs organizations to greater heights and is the essence of enlightened leadership.

"Rethinking Leadership in the Learning Organization,” Peter M. Senge, Systems Thinker Newsletter, February 1996. This article discusses how organizations wanting to transform into learning organizations will need to change their traditional notions of leadership. It defines three essential types of leaders within organizations who are key to building a learning organization: local line leaders, executive leaders, and internal networkers or community builders.