A reflection on the nature of Essence and ways in which Volatility is transformed to recognition of patterns, uncertainty is transformed to maintenance of patterns, complexity is transformed to emergent self-organization, and ambiguity is transformed to Illumination.

I broaden consideration of each VUCA-Plus element—considering the polarities associated with each element. I also introduce the opposite of VUCA-Plus.

We believe that Thinking Whole, and the concept of Thinking Whole that spawned it, are playing a small part in that expansion of understanding; particularly when it comes to actionability. We believe our contribution adds the prescriptive dimension to this conversation. 

Any time a group of people get together in a team or an organization, they are being given an opportunity to create the future they deserve; whether it’s next week’s future, next year’s future, or the long-term future That future can be arrived at with a bold, sweeping vision or it can be the product of dozens, even hundreds, of little moments.

The art of organizational coaching is based on identification and appreciation of patterns and pattern-variations in the life of a coaching client and her organization.