"Adam'sSolvingToughProblemshelpedmeunderstandthatallofourpressingproblems-betheystrategicissuesinsideacompanyorsocietalchallengeslikeconflict,poverty,orclimatechange-requirethatthosewithastakeandthepowertoactcometogetherinopendialoguetocreateajointdiagnosisandadeepcommitmenttomovingforwardtogether.InPowerandLove,Adamgoesfurtheranddeeper,intothekindofleadershipthatittakestodothis."

    -RaviVenkatesan,Chairman,MicrosoftIndia

    "Itisn'teither-or;it'sboth-and.Inthisdeceptivelybriefandclearlywrittenbook,AdamKahanetakesusthroughhisownlearningprocesstoawayofactinginandontheworldthatisbotheffectiveandcaring.Intelligent,insightful,satisfying-andinspiring."

    -MaryCatherineBateson,authorofComposingaLifeandWillingtoLearn

    "Kahaneisamasterpractitionerandthinkerwhoknowsthehighsandlowsofsolvingsomeofthetoughestproblemsofsocialdiscord.PowerandLoveisbothinstructiveandinspiring."

    -PatrickDodson,winneroftheSydneyPeacePrizeandFoundingChairman,CouncilforAboriginalReconciliation

    "Thisbookisamust-readforbusinessleaderswhoarecomingtorecognizethattocontinuetothrive,businessmustjoinforceswithinterestgroups,communities,andgovernmenttoaddressthewickedsustainabilitychallengesofourtime.Kahaneshowsushow."

    -DianeOsgood,VicePresident,BusinessforSocialResponsibility

    "ThecynicalsideofmesaysthatAdamKahaneisuniqueandthatit'shispersonalityandpresencethatenablehimtoovercomeconflictandcreateconstructiveresolutionstostalematesinbusinessandsociety.Butthehopefulsidesaysthatyesheisspecialbutthathisideas-whichheexplainssoablyinPowerandLove-canbeusedbyothers.Hewritesnotfromtheorybutfromexperience-anddrawsoutthelessonsfromalifetimeoffosteringconstructiveengagementtodealwiththetoughestchallenges."

    -EstherDyson,founder,EDventureHoldings

    "Thisisasuperbbook:wiseandthoughtful."

    -W.BrianArthur,ExternalProfessor,SantaFeInstitute,andauthorofTheNatureofTechnology

    "Ifwearetomoveforwardonthemanychallengeshumanityfaces,onlythroughasymbiosisofpowerandlovecanweenablethesocialchangeweneed,thatbothunifiesandissufficientlycreative.Thisbookoffersaglimpseofwhatanewpraxisofcreativecollectiveactionmightlooklike."

    -GedDavis,formerManagingDirector,WorldEconomicForum,andformerVicePresident,RoyalDutchShell

    "Reconcilingextremesisthechallengeofourtime.Sharinginsightsbornfromworkinginthetrenchesoftheworld'stoughestsocialproblems,AdamKahanecallsfortheextraordinarymeasureofembracingthewholenessofourpowerandourlove:thehardandsoftinusall.Byilluminatingthis'uncommonway,'Kahane'smessagejoinsthestreamoftheworld'smostprofoundandenduringstrategicviews."

    -JamesGimian,publisher,ShambhalaSun,andcoauthorofTheRulesofVictory

    "MahatmaGandhi'slifewastheunfoldingofthedeeptruthoftheneedtochangeoneselfifonewantstochangetheworld.HencehisautobiographywastitledMyExperimentswithTruth.Adam'sstoryofhisengagementswithpeopleinmanycountries,whomhewascalledtohelpintheireffortstochangetheirworlds,isanaccountofhisownrealizationofGandhi'sinsight.Anhonestandbeautifullytoldstory."

    -ArunMaira,member,PlanningCommissionoftheGovernmentofIndia

    "Inthisevocativeandbeautifullywrittennarrative,AdamKahaneshareshisownjourneytowardadeeperandmorelife-affirmingunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenloveandpower-bothinourselvesandinthesystemsweworkwith.Hisreal-lifestoriesandthelessonstheyrevealarecompellingforallofuswhoworkwithcomplexissuesinvolvingmultiplestakeholders."

    -JuanitaBrown,cofounder,TheWorldCafé

    "Thisisacourageousbook.Toofewofuswhofrequentthehallsofpowerarewillingtoacknowledgethepoweroflove.NotAdam.Inthisdelicateandsensiblebook,weseeanecessarydialectic,anuneasypartnershipofpowerandlovethatisessentialtosolvingtheproblemsweface."

    -JayOgilvy,Dean,PresidioGraduateSchool,andcofounder,GlobalBusinessNetwork

    "Thisisaremarkablebook.Kahanefuseshisrealexperienceandearnedwisdomintoaclearnewlensthroughwhichsocialchangepractitionersandtheoristscanbetterseehowexpressions-andshadows-ofloveandpowershapetheoutcomesoftheireffortstosolvecomplexsocialproblems."

    -RossMcMillan,President,TidesCanada

    "Fromclimatedisruptiontohealthcare,frompovertytowar,therangeofseeminglyintractablecriseswefacetodayisenoughtocausedespairineventhemosthopeful.YetthesearethekindsofproblemsthatAdamKahanehasgrappledwitharoundtheworld.InPowerandLove,Kahaneusestheseexperiencestoexplorewhysuccessinthefaceofcomplexchallengesrequiresnotjustanewunderstandingoftheproblemsbutanewunderstandingofourselves."

    -JamaisCascio,cofounder,

    "AdamKahanehasminedmorethantwodecadesofpracticetocreateabrave,concise,compellingreflectionaboutthemistakeshehasmade,thelessonshehaslearned,andthehard-earnedtheorythatnowguideshiswork.PowerandLovehasahumilitythatisbecomingandadepththatisinspiring."

    -KatherineFulton,President,MonitorInstitute

    "Anextraordinarilyinsightfulandpowerfulanalysisofwhatittakestoleadchangeandtomakeadifferenceinsociety.Drawingonhisownexperiencesaroundtheworld,Kahaneuseshisskillsofacuteobservationandhonestself-reflectiontofigureouthowtoeffectdeepandlastingsocialchange-startingwithoneself."

    -FieldsWicker-Miurin,cofounder,Leaders'Quest

    "Bringing'power'and'love'togetherinresolvingthemostintractablesocialproblemsisnotonlyunusual,itmayalsoseemunreal.AdamKahanemakesitradicallymandatory."

    -NjabuloNdebele,formerVice-Chancellor,UniversityofCapeTown,andauthorofFineLinesfromtheBox

    "AdamKahaneisachangeagentofthefirstorder.Hiswelcomeandtimelybookwillhelpreadersrefocusandstrengthentheircommitmentandabilitytoeffectmuch-neededcommunityandsocietalchange."

    -MariFitzduff,ProfessorandDirector,MastersPrograminCoexistenceandConflict,BrandeisUniversity

    "Thisbookiswrittenwithgreatinsightandrevealinghonesty.Adamisawonderfulstoryteller,groundshisthinkinginreality,andinthisbookgivesusapathtomakingalastingdifferenceintheworld."

    -PeterBlock,authorofStewardship,TheAnswertoHowIsYes,andCommunity

    "PowerandLoveshouldbereadandrereadbyanyoneseriouslycommittedtoaddressingtoughproblems."

    -MorrisRosenberg,DeputyMinisterofHealth,GovernmentofCanada

    "Atimelybookthatcontainsclearlessonsabouthow,why,andwhensystemic,participatory,andgenerativeinterventions,aimedatshapingthefuture,workorfail."

    -AngelaWilkinson,DirectorofScenarioPlanningandFuturesResearch,InstituteforScience,Innovation,andSociety,UniversityofOxford

    "Effectiveandsustainableresponsestoglobalhealthchallengesrequirebusiness,government,andcivilsocietytoworktogetherinpartnership-butsuchpartnershipsdonoteasilydeliverwin-win-winoutcomes.Kahane'sthoughtfulandgroundedreflectionsonhisownexperiencesofsuccessandfailureshowustheway."

    -PaulusM.Verschuren,SeniorDirector,GlobalHealthPartnerships,Unilever

    "Asleadersintheprivate,public,andsocialsectors,weallstruggletonavigatetensions.AdamKahanepointsoutthatthepolarityofpowerversusloveunderpinsthemall.Aslongasweapproachthispolaritywithan'either-or'filter,wewillremainstuck;onlywhenweembraceitasan'and'canwebreathelifeintochange.Kahaneshowsushowtoembodythis'and'andsotoleadeffectivelyandgracefully."

    -ZaferAchi,ManagingDirector,MiddleEast,McKinsey&Company

    "Internationalconflictiscommonlyunderstoodbygovernmentsthroughthelensofrealpolitik.Thelimitationsofsuchastrategicanalysisofpoweristhatitdoesnotrecognizethepowerofhumanmotivation.AdamKahane'swiseandinsightfulbookaddressesthisbyintegratingtheconceptsofloveandpower."

    -GabrielleRifkind,Director,HumanSecurityintheMiddleEastProgramme,OxfordResearchGroup

    "Kahaneaddressestheoften-neglectedneedtocreatealternativesocialstructuresinsituationswherepower,competition,andself-interestcontinueevenafterdeeplyentrencheddisputeshavebeen'settled'throughconflictresolutionandnegotiation.Reflectiveandpractical:amust-read."

    -CharlesVilla-Vicencio,formerNationalResearchDirector,SouthAfricanTruthandReconciliationCommission

    "Thisisnotabookaboutsimplesolutionstocomplexproblems;itisthetaleofatwenty-yearpilgrimage,oneman'scourageousjourneyintotheunknown,awillingnesstotakeonsomeoftheworld'smostcomplexandseeminglyintractableproblems,atthesametimeworkingonone'sownintractability.PowerandLoveistheantidotetoresignation;itisaboutthehopeandpossibilitythatcomesfromcommittingoneselftomakingadifferenceintheworld."

    -BarryOshry,authorofSeeingSystemsandLeadingSystems

    "InthefourdecadessinceMartinLutherKing'sdeath,changeagentsacrosstheworldhavesoughttogroundthemselvesinhispowerfulandlovingpractice.AdamKahane'sbookisajourneyandaroadmaptothatpractice."

    -MichelGelobter,CEO,Cooler,andformerPresident,RedefiningProgress

    "Adam'scourageousexplorationofhisstrugglewiththeparadoxesofpowerandloveinvitesusintoourownexplorationofthiscrucialtension.Ourcapacitytodealwithourtoughestsocialchallenges-evenoursurvivalasaspecies-dependsonourlearningtoworkskillfullywiththesetwofundamentaldrives."

    -PhilCass,CEO,ColumbusMedicalAssociation

    "Basedonhisfirsthandexperiencesworkingwithleaders-fromacrosssectors,organizations,andcommunities,aroundtheworld-whoaredealingwithtoughproblems,Kahane'sbeautifullywrittenbookoffersajewelofwisdomtothosewhowanttoeffectprofoundsocialchange:learntospeakboththelanguageofpowerandthelanguageoflove."

    -ElenaDíezPinto,ExecutiveDirector,SorosFoundation-Guatemala,andformerExecutiveDirector,VisiónGuatemala

    "Thisthought-provokingbookwillhelpleadersofsocialchangeeffortsundertaketheirchallengingworkmorepositivelyandpowerfully."

    -BobHead,CEO,Skandia

    "PowerandLoveexpandsandrefinestheanalysisofSolvingToughProblems.Arenownedpractitionerofthedelicateartofconveningdiverseandoftenwarringstakeholderstosolveintractableproblemstogether,Kahanehasageniusforextractingfundamentalinsightsandprinciplesfromcomplexexperiences.Thissmallbookwillstimulatefreshthinkingbyresearchers,practitioners,andpolicymakerseverywherewhoareconcernedwithcatalyzingsustainablesocialchange."

    -L.DavidBrown,SeniorResearchFellow,HauserCenterforNonprofitOrganizations,HarvardUniversity

    "Powerpushes,lovepulls.AdamKahaneunderstandsthesetwofundamentalforceslikefewhands-onpractitionersofconflictresolution.PowerandLoveisthatrarejewel-amanualandasonnet."

    -RobertFuller,authorofDignityforAll,AllRise,andSomebodiesandNobodies

    "PowerandLoveoutlinesAdam'suniqueapproachtosolvingproblems,whichenablespeopletomakesenseoftheirworld-past,present,andfuture-sothattheycanmakeitbetter."

    -PaulHanratty,CEO,Long-TermSavings,OldMutualplc

    "AdamKahanetakessystemsthinkingoverintosystemsdoing.Hetellsusstoriesofhowseparatedpartsarebrought-lovingly-intoservingthepurposesofthewholeofthesocialorder.Kahanewalkshistalk.Heisaprincipledpragmatist."

    -BoEkman,FounderandChairman,T?llbergFoundation

    "Powerwithoutlovecannotsustainthelong-term,coordinatedeffortnecessarytoachievesocialchange;lovewithoutpowercannotovercomeentrenchedinterests.Kahane'sstoriesandhiswisecounselshowhowwecanworkwiththeseapparentoppositestocreatenewworlds."

    -BettySueFlowers,coauthorofPresenceandformerDirector,LyndonBainesJohnsonLibraryandMuseum

    "Adam'sbookisanimportantcontributiontoourunderstandingofhowtoco-createnewsocialrealities."

    -OttoScharmer,ChairofthePresencingInstituteandauthorofTheoryU

    PraiseforSolvingToughProblems

    "Thisbreakthroughbookaddressesthecentralchallengeofourtime:findingawaytoworktogethertosolvetheproblemswehavecreated."

    -NelsonMandela

    "Aseminalbook.Exciting,vital,essentialreading."

    -EdgarH.Schein,ProfessorofManagementEmeritus,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologySloanSchoolofManagement,andauthorofProcessConsultationandHelping

    "Oursocietiesfacereallyhardproblems-poverty,injustice,sustainability,corruption-thatareinsolublebyconventionalmeans.Conflictsofinterestandprofounduncertaintiesaboutthefutureareproducingparalysisandinaction.AdamKahanehas,morethananyone,developedandsuccessfullyemployedtoolsthatenableustocreatefuturesofsharedprogressandprofit."

    -PeterSchwartz,Chairman,GlobalBusinessNetwork,andauthorofTheArtoftheLongView

    "Highlyrelevanttotheglobalchallengeswefacetoday."

    -DebraDunn,SeniorVicePresident,Hewlett-Packard

    "Thisbookshouldbereadbyeveryonewhoisconcernedwiththequalityofdecisionmakinginourdemocracies."

    -ElenaMartinez,AssistantSecretary-General,UnitedNations