PURPOSE:  

The  purpose  of  this  element  of  assessment  is  to  invite  you  to  examine  and  reflect  on  the interior landscape of your unique leadership perspective.

BACKGROUND:  

This week the reading explored 'the symptoms at the tip of the iceberg of our current reality' (Scharmer & Kaufer,  2013,  p.  27).  The  suggestion  is  that  we  are  witnessing  significant  disruptive  changes that  are indicative of an emergent reality.  As Scharmer & Kaufer (2013) point out: 

A disruptive  change  affects  not  only  our  outer  world,  but  also  our  inner  self.  Such moments bring our  world to a sudden stop. They may be terrifying but they also constitute a great blank space that can be filled in one of two ways: by freezing and reverting  to  the  patterns  of  the  past,  or  by  opening  us  up  to  the  highest  future possibilities. 

TASK:  

To reflect on our personal and professional lived experience of disruptive change. 

You are required to submit an individual reflection on the following questions. The reflection should be at least 2 and no longer than 3 typed pages double spaced. Be sure to reference any sources that you use. 

1. Where do you experience a world that is dying (in society, in your organization, in yourself?)? 

2. Where do you experience a world that is waiting to be born (in society, in your organisation, in yourself)? 

3. Where have you experienced moments of disruption (list at least two)? And what did you notice about your own process of presencing or absencing in each? 

4. How do the ecological, socioeconomic, and spiritual-cultural divides show up in your personal experience of work and life? 

REFERENCE:  Scharmer, O. & Kaufer, K. (2013). Leading from the emergent future. San Francisco, CA: Berrett Koehler.