The identity of the company unit (in the Netherlands) and individuals has been changed in order to honor commitments to anonymity and confidentiality. We anticipate, perhaps in a follow up article in Integral Leadership Review, to be able to provide more information.

This story is about the transformation of a business unit at Company X and the secrets behind its success. When he came to the business unit in October of 2004, business unit manager John Doe found a culture …

Last February—while a new Dutch government was in the making—probably one of the first attempts for integral policy making in the 21st century started to see the light of day. Under the guidance of Herman Wijffels, who is Executive Director at the World Bank and was appointed to this assignment by the Dutch Queen, three political parties designed a so-called Regeerakkoord . This agreement is a significant step in the exploration of how an integral society might emerge. This article

The challenge for leadership development is to safeguard both talent development and economic growth by:

• Changing work patterns and the relationship between learning, creating and producing;
• Steering in equal measure towards structural, cultural and personal resilience; and
• Using the natural ability of people that comes from their inner motivation.

“The Dutch indicate that their country is confronted with a both-and challenge: to create both economic growth and more solidary [sic] society, aimed more clearly at quality of life, modest …

The Confusion of Tongues by Gustav Doré (1865)

Leida Schuringa

1. Introduction

The Netherlands has a traditional interest in the participation of civilians, and even more is being expected from this approach as an answer to societal problems and issues since the turn of the 21st century. Including people in society is one of the main objectives of the new Dutch government.

In this article, I follow the development of this “ participation track” and connect it with my knowledge …