Everything Connects: How to Transform and Lead in the Age of Creativity, Innovation, and Sustainability

PART III

FLOWING IDEAS, GROUNDED DECISIONS, AND LONG-BURNING VALUE

There’s an old Chinese saying that when you’ve made it 90 percent down the path, you’re halfway to your destination. It’s a frustrating logic, yes, the kind that reflects the frustration inherent in completing any major project: the last little bit is always the most difficult. The last few steps are where our faith may falter, and we may lose what we set out to do in the first place, like Orpheus of Greek legend losing his love for lack of trust. With full appreciation of the gorgeous difficulty of completion, let us set out to complete the last act of our odyssey.

In Part I we sketched out the landscape we now find ourselves in: stormy waters, strong tides, and stronger winds. ...