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[4] This bibliography contains references from authors representing dozens of cultures, nationalities, and traditions and literature drawn from disciplines as varied as Communication, Psychology, Sociology, Business and Leadership Studies, Neuroscience, Biology, Learning/Education, Ethnic Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, History, Drama/Storytelling, Comparative Religion and Spirituality, Computer Science, Philosophy/Ethics, Legal/Justice Studies, Medicine/Trauma/Healing, Physics, Human Centered Design, Human Development, Performance Training, Natural Systems/Ecology, Social Justice Education Theory and probably a few that I have forgotten to list.

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the KOAN method: Breakthrough Leadership for a Divided World confronts the failure of yesterday’s models of leading and organizing to solve today’s most pressing problems and makes the case for a new, and better, way.