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Dancing at the Edge - Contents 

RESPONSES to Dancing at the Edge (First Edition)
Foreword – Edgar H. Schein
Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction: Persons of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
​Three Emergencies
Culture and Competence
Beyond the Limitations of 20th-Century Competence
21st-Century Competencies
Recognizing the 21st-Century Competencies in Practice
Start Where You Are

Part One: The Contemporary Context
Chapter 1: Powerful Times
Powerful Times Foretold
Disturbing the Psychosphere
Culture Matters
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish, Don’t Settle

Chapter 2: Growing With The Times
Defensive Denial
The Growth Response
How We Grow
Getting Beyond Defensive Denial

Chapter 3: Competence in the 21st Century
The Full Development of the Human Personality
The Neurotic Pursuit of Competence
Nudging Ourselves to Competence
There Is No Hierarchy of Needs
Defining Competence

Part Two: 21st-Century Competencies
Chapter 4: Enabling Conditions for 21st-Century Competence
Three Literacies: Psychological, Cultural and Epistemic
Competence in Practice
Enabling Conditions

Chapter 5: Being a Person of Tomorrow
Four Pillars of Learning
Being
Humility
Balance
Faith in the Future

Chapter 6: Cultural Leadership and the Person of Tomorrow
Being Together
The Importance of Culture
Cultural Literacy
Navigating the Cultural Landscape
Cultural Leadership
Changing Cultures

Chapter 7: Knowing Like a Person of Tomorrow
The Enlightenment and Beyond
Containing Multitudes
Expanding Our Ways of Knowing
Knowing and Feeling
Knowledge in Motion
Maps and Compasses

Chapter 8: Organizing Persons of Tomorrow
The Setting: Places To Grow
The Promise of Adhocracy
And Its Dangers
The Producer
Robust Adhocracy
Money at the Margins

Chapter 9: Persons of Tomorrow in Action
Becoming Through Doing
What Kind of Action?
Messy and Complex
Hopeful and Wise
Patient and Reflective
The Master of Go
Theatres for Action Learning
Rehearsal Spaces

Chapter 10: Practical Hope
Start Where You Are
Inspiration
Prompts
Form A Creative Integrity
Reflect and Learn
Never Forget the Bigger Game

Chapter 11: Conclusion
Why Last Chapters Disappoint
Blowing An Uncertain Trumpet

References
Notes

Index