Are you a post-formal actor?

Unlike other people who take the existing roles and rules for granted, post-formal actors don’t think of them as unchangeable features of society. Rather they know that these structures are merely conventions that are often based on unexamined assumptions and outdated models.

When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and you're life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money. That's a very limited life.
Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.

Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again ~ Steve Jobs

The Next Generation of Leaders

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity… everything being run in crisis mode. It is becoming increasingly clear that “formal” leaders are in over their heads. Movement and unpredictability throws them off balance. Post-formal leaders see the world differently. They see that change offers key leverage points for nudging complex systems toward preferred futures.

Workforce Phase Shift

An unprecedented phase shift is underway as more post-formal actors enter the workforce and take up positions of leadership and power. Post formal actors tackle problems at a fundamentally different level.