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> [“Up until now, some of us actually thought that we created and organized the systems in which we work. But should it turn out that natural system…are truly self-organizing, much of that effort was wasted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/up-until-now-some-of-us-actually-thought-that-we-created-and/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

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## More by Harrison Owen

> [Change is a journey and the journey is always about change. And if there is no change, why bother with the journey? And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/change-is-a-journey-and-the-journey-is-always-about-change-and-if/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

> [“Up until now, some of us actually thought that we created and organized the systems in which we work. But should it turn out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/up-until-now-some-of-us-actually-thought-that-we-created-and/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

> [“Open some space, and Spirit will certainly show up. Allow the magic of self-organization to work for you, and the complex adaptive system that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/open-some-space-and-spirit-will-certainly-show-up-allow-the-magic-of/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

> [Peace of the sort that brings wholeness, harmony, and health to our lives only happens when chaos, confusion, and conflict are included and transcended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/peace-of-the-sort-that-brings-wholeness-harmony-and-health-to-our/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

> [When the spirit of people is strong focused and vibrant, wonderful things happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/when-the-spirit-of-people-is-strong-focused-and-vibrant-wonderful/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

> [The circle is the fundamental geometry of open human communication.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/the-circle-is-the-fundamental-geometry-of-open-human-communication/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

> [“…most of the ways in which we know how to engineer change…are not effective. Given a…logical problem to solve, we are superb… But…the fundamental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/most-of-the-ways-in-which-we-know-how-to-engineer-change-are-not/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

> [“As people think and work together, a fabric of shared meaning comes into being.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/as-people-think-and-work-together-a-fabric-of-shared-meaning-comes/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

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