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Mission and Vision

from a 1998 article by Peter M. Senge of MIT

Know Your Purpose

We can start by inquiring into what we mean by mission anyway. It is very hard to focus on what you cannot define, and my experience is that there can be some very fuzzy thinking about mission, vision, and values. Most organizations today have mission statements, purpose statements, official visions, and little cards with the organization’s values. But precious few of us can say our organization’s mission statement has transformed the enterprise. And there has grown an understandable cynicism around lofty ideals that don’t match the realities of organizational life….

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Creativity Again

Here’s a good way of assessing if you have creativity within you. Check your pulse. Can you feel something? Yes? That’s a good start. Because if you are breathing, and if you’re not in a comatose condition, chances are that you’re as creative as the nearest creativity “expert”. Perhaps what may have happened is that this creativity thing got buried deep within by layers of adult life. Surely it’s time to bring it back to the surface…

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