第1章 Praise for Power and Love
"Adam'sSolvingToughProblemshelpedmeunderstandthatallofourpressingproblems-betheystrategicissuesinsideacompanyorsocietalchallengeslikeconflict,poverty,orclimatechange-requirethatthosewithastakeandthepowertoactcometogetherinopendialoguetocreateajointdiagnosisandadeepcommitmenttomovingforwardtogether.InPowerandLove,Adamgoesfurtheranddeeper,intothekindofleadershipthatittakestodothis."
-RaviVenkatesan,Chairman,MicrosoftIndia
"Itisn'teither-or;it'sboth-and.Inthisdeceptivelybriefandclearlywrittenbook,AdamKahanetakesusthroughhisownlearningprocesstoawayofactinginandontheworldthatisbotheffectiveandcaring.Intelligent,insightful,satisfying-andinspiring."
-MaryCatherineBateson,authorofComposingaLifeandWillingtoLearn
"Kahaneisamasterpractitionerandthinkerwhoknowsthehighsandlowsofsolvingsomeofthetoughestproblemsofsocialdiscord.PowerandLoveisbothinstructiveandinspiring."
-PatrickDodson,winneroftheSydneyPeacePrizeandFoundingChairman,CouncilforAboriginalReconciliation
"Thisbookisamust-readforbusinessleaderswhoarecomingtorecognizethattocontinuetothrive,businessmustjoinforceswithinterestgroups,communities,andgovernmenttoaddressthewickedsustainabilitychallengesofourtime.Kahaneshowsushow."
-DianeOsgood,VicePresident,BusinessforSocialResponsibility
"ThecynicalsideofmesaysthatAdamKahaneisuniqueandthatit'shispersonalityandpresencethatenablehimtoovercomeconflictandcreateconstructiveresolutionstostalematesinbusinessandsociety.Butthehopefulsidesaysthatyesheisspecialbutthathisideas-whichheexplainssoablyinPowerandLove-canbeusedbyothers.Hewritesnotfromtheorybutfromexperience-anddrawsoutthelessonsfromalifetimeoffosteringconstructiveengagementtodealwiththetoughestchallenges."
-EstherDyson,founder,EDventureHoldings
"Thisisasuperbbook:wiseandthoughtful."
-W.BrianArthur,ExternalProfessor,SantaFeInstitute,andauthorofTheNatureofTechnology
"Ifwearetomoveforwardonthemanychallengeshumanityfaces,onlythroughasymbiosisofpowerandlovecanweenablethesocialchangeweneed,thatbothunifiesandissufficientlycreative.Thisbookoffersaglimpseofwhatanewpraxisofcreativecollectiveactionmightlooklike."
-GedDavis,formerManagingDirector,WorldEconomicForum,andformerVicePresident,RoyalDutchShell
"Reconcilingextremesisthechallengeofourtime.Sharinginsightsbornfromworkinginthetrenchesoftheworld'stoughestsocialproblems,AdamKahanecallsfortheextraordinarymeasureofembracingthewholenessofourpowerandourlove:thehardandsoftinusall.Byilluminatingthis'uncommonway,'Kahane'smessagejoinsthestreamoftheworld'smostprofoundandenduringstrategicviews."
-JamesGimian,publisher,ShambhalaSun,andcoauthorofTheRulesofVictory
"MahatmaGandhi'slifewastheunfoldingofthedeeptruthoftheneedtochangeoneselfifonewantstochangetheworld.HencehisautobiographywastitledMyExperimentswithTruth.Adam'sstoryofhisengagementswithpeopleinmanycountries,whomhewascalledtohelpintheireffortstochangetheirworlds,isanaccountofhisownrealizationofGandhi'sinsight.Anhonestandbeautifullytoldstory."
-ArunMaira,member,PlanningCommissionoftheGovernmentofIndia
"Inthisevocativeandbeautifullywrittennarrative,AdamKahaneshareshisownjourneytowardadeeperandmorelife-affirmingunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenloveandpower-bothinourselvesandinthesystemsweworkwith.Hisreal-lifestoriesandthelessonstheyrevealarecompellingforallofuswhoworkwithcomplexissuesinvolvingmultiplestakeholders."
-JuanitaBrown,cofounder,TheWorldCafé
"Thisisacourageousbook.Toofewofuswhofrequentthehallsofpowerarewillingtoacknowledgethepoweroflove.NotAdam.Inthisdelicateandsensiblebook,weseeanecessarydialectic,anuneasypartnershipofpowerandlovethatisessentialtosolvingtheproblemsweface."
-JayOgilvy,Dean,PresidioGraduateSchool,andcofounder,GlobalBusinessNetwork
"Thisisaremarkablebook.Kahanefuseshisrealexperienceandearnedwisdomintoaclearnewlensthroughwhichsocialchangepractitionersandtheoristscanbetterseehowexpressions-andshadows-ofloveandpowershapetheoutcomesoftheireffortstosolvecomplexsocialproblems."
-RossMcMillan,President,TidesCanada
"Fromclimatedisruptiontohealthcare,frompovertytowar,therangeofseeminglyintractablecriseswefacetodayisenoughtocausedespairineventhemosthopeful.YetthesearethekindsofproblemsthatAdamKahanehasgrappledwitharoundtheworld.InPowerandLove,Kahaneusestheseexperiencestoexplorewhysuccessinthefaceofcomplexchallengesrequiresnotjustanewunderstandingoftheproblemsbutanewunderstandingofourselves."
-JamaisCascio,cofounder,
"AdamKahanehasminedmorethantwodecadesofpracticetocreateabrave,concise,compellingreflectionaboutthemistakeshehasmade,thelessonshehaslearned,andthehard-earnedtheorythatnowguideshiswork.PowerandLovehasahumilitythatisbecomingandadepththatisinspiring."
-KatherineFulton,President,MonitorInstitute
"Anextraordinarilyinsightfulandpowerfulanalysisofwhatittakestoleadchangeandtomakeadifferenceinsociety.Drawingonhisownexperiencesaroundtheworld,Kahaneuseshisskillsofacuteobservationandhonestself-reflectiontofigureouthowtoeffectdeepandlastingsocialchange-startingwithoneself."
-FieldsWicker-Miurin,cofounder,Leaders'Quest
"Bringing'power'and'love'togetherinresolvingthemostintractablesocialproblemsisnotonlyunusual,itmayalsoseemunreal.AdamKahanemakesitradicallymandatory."
-NjabuloNdebele,formerVice-Chancellor,UniversityofCapeTown,andauthorofFineLinesfromtheBox
"AdamKahaneisachangeagentofthefirstorder.Hiswelcomeandtimelybookwillhelpreadersrefocusandstrengthentheircommitmentandabilitytoeffectmuch-neededcommunityandsocietalchange."
-MariFitzduff,ProfessorandDirector,MastersPrograminCoexistenceandConflict,BrandeisUniversity
"Thisbookiswrittenwithgreatinsightandrevealinghonesty.Adamisawonderfulstoryteller,groundshisthinkinginreality,andinthisbookgivesusapathtomakingalastingdifferenceintheworld."
-PeterBlock,authorofStewardship,TheAnswertoHowIsYes,andCommunity
"PowerandLoveshouldbereadandrereadbyanyoneseriouslycommittedtoaddressingtoughproblems."
-MorrisRosenberg,DeputyMinisterofHealth,GovernmentofCanada
"Atimelybookthatcontainsclearlessonsabouthow,why,andwhensystemic,participatory,andgenerativeinterventions,aimedatshapingthefuture,workorfail."
-AngelaWilkinson,DirectorofScenarioPlanningandFuturesResearch,InstituteforScience,Innovation,andSociety,UniversityofOxford
"Effectiveandsustainableresponsestoglobalhealthchallengesrequirebusiness,government,andcivilsocietytoworktogetherinpartnership-butsuchpartnershipsdonoteasilydeliverwin-win-winoutcomes.Kahane'sthoughtfulandgroundedreflectionsonhisownexperiencesofsuccessandfailureshowustheway."
-PaulusM.Verschuren,SeniorDirector,GlobalHealthPartnerships,Unilever
"Asleadersintheprivate,public,andsocialsectors,weallstruggletonavigatetensions.AdamKahanepointsoutthatthepolarityofpowerversusloveunderpinsthemall.Aslongasweapproachthispolaritywithan'either-or'filter,wewillremainstuck;onlywhenweembraceitasan'and'canwebreathelifeintochange.Kahaneshowsushowtoembodythis'and'andsotoleadeffectivelyandgracefully."
-ZaferAchi,ManagingDirector,MiddleEast,McKinsey&Company
"Internationalconflictiscommonlyunderstoodbygovernmentsthroughthelensofrealpolitik.Thelimitationsofsuchastrategicanalysisofpoweristhatitdoesnotrecognizethepowerofhumanmotivation.AdamKahane'swiseandinsightfulbookaddressesthisbyintegratingtheconceptsofloveandpower."
-GabrielleRifkind,Director,HumanSecurityintheMiddleEastProgramme,OxfordResearchGroup
"Kahaneaddressestheoften-neglectedneedtocreatealternativesocialstructuresinsituationswherepower,competition,andself-interestcontinueevenafterdeeplyentrencheddisputeshavebeen'settled'throughconflictresolutionandnegotiation.Reflectiveandpractical:amust-read."
-CharlesVilla-Vicencio,formerNationalResearchDirector,SouthAfricanTruthandReconciliationCommission
"Thisisnotabookaboutsimplesolutionstocomplexproblems;itisthetaleofatwenty-yearpilgrimage,oneman'scourageousjourneyintotheunknown,awillingnesstotakeonsomeoftheworld'smostcomplexandseeminglyintractableproblems,atthesametimeworkingonone'sownintractability.PowerandLoveistheantidotetoresignation;itisaboutthehopeandpossibilitythatcomesfromcommittingoneselftomakingadifferenceintheworld."
-BarryOshry,authorofSeeingSystemsandLeadingSystems
"InthefourdecadessinceMartinLutherKing'sdeath,changeagentsacrosstheworldhavesoughttogroundthemselvesinhispowerfulandlovingpractice.AdamKahane'sbookisajourneyandaroadmaptothatpractice."
-MichelGelobter,CEO,Cooler,andformerPresident,RedefiningProgress
"Adam'scourageousexplorationofhisstrugglewiththeparadoxesofpowerandloveinvitesusintoourownexplorationofthiscrucialtension.Ourcapacitytodealwithourtoughestsocialchallenges-evenoursurvivalasaspecies-dependsonourlearningtoworkskillfullywiththesetwofundamentaldrives."
-PhilCass,CEO,ColumbusMedicalAssociation
"Basedonhisfirsthandexperiencesworkingwithleaders-fromacrosssectors,organizations,andcommunities,aroundtheworld-whoaredealingwithtoughproblems,Kahane'sbeautifullywrittenbookoffersajewelofwisdomtothosewhowanttoeffectprofoundsocialchange:learntospeakboththelanguageofpowerandthelanguageoflove."
-ElenaDíezPinto,ExecutiveDirector,SorosFoundation-Guatemala,andformerExecutiveDirector,VisiónGuatemala
"Thisthought-provokingbookwillhelpleadersofsocialchangeeffortsundertaketheirchallengingworkmorepositivelyandpowerfully."
-BobHead,CEO,Skandia
"PowerandLoveexpandsandrefinestheanalysisofSolvingToughProblems.Arenownedpractitionerofthedelicateartofconveningdiverseandoftenwarringstakeholderstosolveintractableproblemstogether,Kahanehasageniusforextractingfundamentalinsightsandprinciplesfromcomplexexperiences.Thissmallbookwillstimulatefreshthinkingbyresearchers,practitioners,andpolicymakerseverywherewhoareconcernedwithcatalyzingsustainablesocialchange."
-L.DavidBrown,SeniorResearchFellow,HauserCenterforNonprofitOrganizations,HarvardUniversity
"Powerpushes,lovepulls.AdamKahaneunderstandsthesetwofundamentalforceslikefewhands-onpractitionersofconflictresolution.PowerandLoveisthatrarejewel-amanualandasonnet."
-RobertFuller,authorofDignityforAll,AllRise,andSomebodiesandNobodies
"PowerandLoveoutlinesAdam'suniqueapproachtosolvingproblems,whichenablespeopletomakesenseoftheirworld-past,present,andfuture-sothattheycanmakeitbetter."
-PaulHanratty,CEO,Long-TermSavings,OldMutualplc
"AdamKahanetakessystemsthinkingoverintosystemsdoing.Hetellsusstoriesofhowseparatedpartsarebrought-lovingly-intoservingthepurposesofthewholeofthesocialorder.Kahanewalkshistalk.Heisaprincipledpragmatist."
-BoEkman,FounderandChairman,TällbergFoundation
"Powerwithoutlovecannotsustainthelong-term,coordinatedeffortnecessarytoachievesocialchange;lovewithoutpowercannotovercomeentrenchedinterests.Kahane'sstoriesandhiswisecounselshowhowwecanworkwiththeseapparentoppositestocreatenewworlds."
-BettySueFlowers,coauthorofPresenceandformerDirector,LyndonBainesJohnsonLibraryandMuseum
"Adam'sbookisanimportantcontributiontoourunderstandingofhowtoco-createnewsocialrealities."
-OttoScharmer,ChairofthePresencingInstituteandauthorofTheoryU
PraiseforSolvingToughProblems
"Thisbreakthroughbookaddressesthecentralchallengeofourtime:findingawaytoworktogethertosolvetheproblemswehavecreated."
-NelsonMandela
"Aseminalbook.Exciting,vital,essentialreading."
-EdgarH.Schein,ProfessorofManagementEmeritus,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologySloanSchoolofManagement,andauthorofProcessConsultationandHelping
"Oursocietiesfacereallyhardproblems-poverty,injustice,sustainability,corruption-thatareinsolublebyconventionalmeans.Conflictsofinterestandprofounduncertaintiesaboutthefutureareproducingparalysisandinaction.AdamKahanehas,morethananyone,developedandsuccessfullyemployedtoolsthatenableustocreatefuturesofsharedprogressandprofit."
-PeterSchwartz,Chairman,GlobalBusinessNetwork,andauthorofTheArtoftheLongView
"Highlyrelevanttotheglobalchallengeswefacetoday."
-DebraDunn,SeniorVicePresident,Hewlett-Packard
"Thisbookshouldbereadbyeveryonewhoisconcernedwiththequalityofdecisionmakinginourdemocracies."
-ElenaMartinez,AssistantSecretary-General,UnitedNations
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