it much easier and more tempting to shun institutional commitments. Here we
might adopt the pragmatic test espoused by critical thinkers and ask ourselves: how
is that working?
Trying to think institutionally, I believe that a good question for the leader of any
major public or private enterprise to put to himself or herself is this: Would I want
to be my own successor in this oYce? An equally good question for each generation
to ask itself is: Are we producing a world we would want to inherit? If the answers
are no, it is time to think, and then act, diVerently.
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