49 Quotes by Peter Block

Why do anything unless it is going to be great?

Invitation is not only a step in bringing people together, it is also a fundamental way of being in a community. It manifests the willingness to live in a collaborative way. This means that a future can be created without having to force or sell it or barter for it. When we believe that barter or subtle coercion is necessary, we are operating out of a context of scarcity and self-interest, the core currencies of the economist.

How do you change the world? One room at a time. Which room? The one you’re in.

We must establish a personal connection with each other. Connection before content. Without relatedness, no work can occur.

Ones vision is not a road map but a compass.

All we have to do to create the future is to change the nature of our conversations, to go from blame to ownership, and from bargaining to commitment, and from problem solving to possibility.

It is a misuse of our power to take responsibility for solving problems that belong to others.

The shift in the world begins with a shift in our thinking. Shifting our thinking does not change the world, but it creates a condition where the shift in the world becomes possible.

The task of leadership is to be intentional about the way we group people and the questions that we engage them in.