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WALK OUTS WHO WALK ON

Walk Outs are people who bravely choose to leave behind a world of unsolvable problems, scarce resources, limiting beliefs and destructive individualism. They walk on to the ideas, beliefs and practices that enable them to give birth to new systems that serve community. This is the story of an emerging movement of pioneering leaders and communities around the world who are self-organizing to create healthy and resilient communities.

All systems go through lifecycles. There’s progress, setbacks, seasons. When a new effort begins, it feels like spring. People are excited by new possibilities, innovations and ideas abound, problems get solved, people feel inspired and motivated to contribute. It all works very well, for a time.

“Emergence violates so many of our Western assumptions of how change happens that it often takes quite a while to understand it. In nature, change never happens as a result of top-down, pre-conceived strategic plans, or from the mandate of any single individual or boss. Change begins as local actions spring up simultaneously in many different areas.” In this article published by The Berkana Institute, Meg Wheatley and Deborah Frieze explore the lifecycle of emergence.

The Walk Out Walk On movement is made up of people like yourself who are walking out of limiting beliefs about what’s possible, and walking on to invent and experiment with new ways of creating change. When we share our stories, we strengthen each other’s courage, resolve and commitment.
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Amplify and accelerate your capacity for living and leading the future today. You are invited to join us for a two-day learning experience to explore how people all over the world are walking out of unsolvable problems and destructive individualism and walking on to solve problems and discover abundant resources. How might walking out and walking on impact the health and resilience of your organization or community?

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Read stories of other Walk Outs Who Walk On on our Community Blog.
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Listen to the Walk Out Walk On theme song by Tim Merry and Marc Durkee.
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Deborah Frieze describes the “Two Loops” theory of systems change.
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This article by Meg Wheatley and Deborah Frieze explores the lifecycle of emergence (PDF).
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View photos from Ireland Deep Dive Workshop.
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