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A world based on machine images is a world filled with boundaries. In a machine, every piece knows its place.
Margaret J. Wheatley
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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
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Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.
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As we let go of the machine model of work, we begin to step back and see ourselves in new ways, to appreciate wholeness, and to design organizations that honor and make use of the totality of who we are.
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When error holds so much power, play disappears. Creativity ceases.
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Thinking is always dangerous to the status quo. [...] The moment you start thinking, you'll want to change something.
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