Suggested reading

The Tree of Knowledge – Humberto Maturana & Francisci Varela (1987): pioneering theory to better understand how biological entities (like us) produce awareness

Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972)– Gregory Bateson

Biosemiotics (2007) – Jesper Hoffmeyer

Thinking in Systems – Donella Meadows

The Systems Thinking Play Book – Linda Booth Sweeney

The Heart of Understanding – Thich Nhat Hanh – see especially essay on Inter-being

Systems Thinking For Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results (2016) – David Peter Stroh

The Systems Thinker Website: https://thesystemsthinker.com (hundreds of short articles, including material on system archetypes & other tools)

Altered Traits (2017) – Daniel Goleman and Richie Davidson

The Emotional Life of Your Brain (2012) – Richie Davidson

Introduction to Mindfulness – Jon Kabat-Zinn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeCXhXDkzpw

The Mindful Brain – Dan Siegel

On Becoming Aware (1998) – Francisco Varela et al

The Necessary Revolution (2008) – Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur, Sara Schley

Ishmael (1995) – Daniel Quinn

Natural Capitalism (1999) – Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins

The Divine Right of Capital (2001) – Marjorie Kelley

The Story of Stuff (2007) (video): https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/

Drawdown (2017) – Paul Hawken  http://www.drawdown.org/

The Fifth Discipline (1990, 2007) – Peter Senge

The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook (1994) – Peter Senge, Richard Ross, Bryan Smith, Charlotte Roberts, Art Kleiner (tools, stories and tips from practitioners)

The Living Company: Habits for Survival in Business Environment (1996) – Arie de Geus

The Inner Work of Racial Justice (2019) – Rhonda V. Magee

We Want to Do More Than Survive (2019) – Bettina Love

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood (2017) – Chris Edmin

Servant Leadership (1970) – Robert Greenleaf

Organizational Culture and Leadership (1985) – Edgar Schein

Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership (1997) – Joseph Jaworski

Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future (2008) – Peter Senge, Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers – the subtler aspects of personal awareness, leadership and change – the shift toward seeing wholes and sensing what is emerging: a non-technical introduction to “Theory U”

Leading Consciously: A Pilgrimage Toward Self-Mastery (1998) – Debashis Chatterje

The Necessary Revolution (2008) – Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur, Sara Schley

Ishmael (1995) – Daniel Quinn

Natural Capitalism (1999) – Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins

The Divine Right of Capital (2001) – Marjorie Kelley

The Story of Stuff (2007) (video): https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/

Drawdown (2017) – Paul Hawken  http://www.drawdown.org/

Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy – Amy Edmondson

The Elephant in the Room – Diane McLain-Smith

Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and Leaders – David Kantor

How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation – Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey