Margaret Wheatley & Myron Kellner-Rogers explore the primary question, "How could we organize human endeavor if we developed different understandings of how life organizes itself?" They draw on the work of scientists, philosophers, poets, novelists, spiritual teachers, colleagues, audiences, & their own experience in search of new ways of understanding life & how organizing activities occur. They describe a new paradigm of life as self-organizing & coevolving. A Simpler Way presents a profoundly different worldview that could change how we live our lives & our ability to create organizations that thrive. The authors examine five major themes-play, organization, self, emergence, & coherence-each grounded in both the science & philosophy of a world that knows how to organize itself. Each theme is explored in depth & then applied to how we think about human organizations. A Simpler Way explores fundamental new beliefs about organizations & life. The authors challenge many assumptions about life, organizations, & change while providing inspiration & guidance for readers on their own journey to a simpler way to organize their endeavors.