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Society's Breakthrough!: Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People Paperback – May 20, 2002

by Jim Rough (Author)
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Good News! Important news! There is a Breakthrough answer to today's crucial issues ? the threat of terrorism, racism, the lop-sided distribution of wealth, the corporate takeover of democracy, the non-involvement of citizens in government, materialism, alienation and spiritual decay.Sound too good to believe? By the end of this book, you will wonder why this simple adjustment to the underpinnings of our society wasn?t made long ago. Society?s Breakthrough proposes a seemingly innocuous change to our system that would facilitate deep change in us ? awakening our awareness, creativity, wisdom, and virtue. It would establish a way for us to form a wise and responsible 'We the People' and help us create 'true democracy' as a nation.This book is a fun and exciting read, not just because of the workable idea it describes, but because it is original in so many ways. It uses stories, anecdotes, experiments and reflections to illustrate different ways of thinking, different models of change, and how global transformation can really happen.More good news! The proposed idea is already being tested in large organizations ? cities, schools, government agencies, corporations, and professional associations ? and it works. You cannot afford to miss out on Society?s Breakthrough!
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  1. Print length
    268 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    May 20, 2002
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.67 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0759691681
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0759691681
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  • Glenn Head
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2008
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    Great book for anyone choosing to develop innovation and synergy in their organization or community. This is a sleeper business book any CEO could use to reinvent their organization. I have already given five copies to CEO's I know.
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  • Joyce
    5.0 out of 5 stars Toward true democracy
    Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2012
    Rough's vision is to have what he calls "Wisdom Councils" set up all over the country - in schools, businesses, cities, in every institution. In these councils people discuss their own issues, learning to listen to one another until they discern what is appropriate for their situation. Ultimately, Rough would like to see a constitutional amendment creating a Wisdom Council of two dozen people representing the entire U.S. It would be selected annually by lottery and its report would be presented in a ceremony which is given the importance and coverage of the State of the Union address. Such councils could exist at every governmental level. Although there would be no legislative power in these councils, there would be attention given to the representative voice of the people. To set up such councils would deal with the fact that people have become hopeless and isolated and seldom seriously discuss the problems with a sense of their own responsibility.

    One of the best things about this book is Rough's stories about groups he has facilitated. He tells of a sawmill whose management just wanted the employees to quit causing trouble. With skilled facilitation the employees finally (after complaining for a good while) decided that the principle issue was the lack of trust between them and management. They set about making improvements, including improving their equipment and work methods. Management struggled at first with the new level of responsibility the workers were taking, but eventually, as the mill was operating so much better and relations were so improved, they came along.

    Rough sees three types of organization: The Triangle, or topdown method; The Box or Gamesman culture in which you are free to operate within the rules and which encourages an every-person-for-himself style; and the Circle structure in which you work with others to figure out what is best for all. He notes that creating Circles within the Box system improves it. The Wisdom Council can also make a Box democratic by creating a Circle around it.
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  • Bruce Elkin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Society's Breakthrough
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2002
    Society's Breakthrough
    Jim Rough's new book, Society's Breakthrough! is a challenging yet thoroughly hopeful look at old and often intransigent problems. Rough offers us new ways to explore those problems. He shows us how to transcend them in favor of what truly matters to us and to our society. Most important, Rough offers an inspiring and hopeful vision of a future we can have a hand in creating ourselves. His vision of a society in which "We the People" truly govern ourselves and the institutions, organizations, and communities we create is nothing short of uplifting. And I think it's workable!
    Through innovations such as "choice creating," "dynamic facilitation," "wisdom councils," and a simple, yet far-reaching amendment to the constitution that he calls the "Citizens Amendment," Rough asserts that We the People can reassert control over a system that has gone astray. Society's Breakthrough describes how such changes would enable us to "come together and seek what is best for all, rather than automatically relying on self-interested competition."
    Whether Rough is right in regard to all the details of how the changes would come about, not, his vision of "a living conversation" as the basis for society-making and policy creating is brilliant. It permeates the book. It lifts you above the details, inspiring you to imagine a societal system that is "more collaborative than competitive, more thoughtful than argumentative," and that would allow us to "exercise our creativity in the service of all. Perhaps more important, though, than the vision is that Rough outlines a method that makes such a living conversation possible at any level of society.
    I started the book as a skeptic however Rough led me through his proposals and reasoning with clarity, power, and convincing examples. I recommend this book to anyone interested in change in government, organizations, and business. And to anyone interested in becoming a more thoughtful and empowered citizen.
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  • Wayne Stone
    5.0 out of 5 stars Making everyone a part of the solution
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2006
    As a college administrator, I often wonder whether I am listening to and hearing what people are telling me they need from an education. As a consultant and facilitator, I wonder whether people are really finding their own way or whether I am leading them toward ready solutions to problems I have pre-conceived. The concept of Wisdom Councils in this book presents a simple, elegant model of a process that leads groups of people to discover creative options to issues they have identified as important to them and to their organization or community.

    Jim Rough has discovered a way for organizations to learn about what people they serve want and need from them in a way that allows for authentic consensus. The book, written in 2002, offers disturbing and challenging insights into the movement of our government and organizations away from activities that recognize and nourish basic human values. The intervening time has proven him right in his observations.

    Jim presents a rich tapestry of historical, philosophical and practical anecdotes, stories and personal experiences that reinforce his lessons. Every leader searching for the heart and soul of their followers needs to read, reflect on and implement the the lessons of this book. Although Jim's vision of a constitutional amendment fostering the development of Wisdom Councils may not come to pass, every educator, corporate CEO, minister, and government official should consider gaining skill in this area to facilitate a better understanding of their clients, customers and communities.
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