The Chaos Point: The World at the Crossroads

I very rarely review more than one book by the same author, but in this case it is absolutely justified. In the 1960s the Club of Rome was one of the first organizations to declare that there were "limits to growth." Today that seems so obvious, but then the very idea stirred up a hornet's nest of opposition. There are still plenty of people who are convinced that either there is no problem, or that we are going to innovate our way out of any potential difficulties. Many other experts are now of the opinion that we have left everything too late, and that we are on an inevitable downward path toward oblivion. In Ervin Laszlo's new book, he acknowledges the seriousness of our situation, but is one of the hardy band of pioneers who see the problems as a "decision window" where we face not only the danger of total global collapse, but also the opportunity for renewal of the world. We all of us need to change the way in which we see the world and then to take action. Or else we shall probably not be here that much longer. This message is indeed very positive. According to the author, we just need to wake up. And this book outlines a precise map for doing exactly that. Highly recommended.

THE CHAOS POINT: THE WORLD AT THE CROSSROADS predicts we have seven years to avoid global collapse and promote strategies for renewal - and tells how the modern world will change in that period of time. Chapters maintain we're at a critical junction in history and comes from the founder of systems philosophy and general evolution theory: THE CHAOS POINT builds upon his principles and surveys trends, how to head them off, and how to build a more sustainable world. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

This is a well written book by an author with an outstanding international reputation. The condition of the earth and human culture today is at a critical crossroad. Conditions may either get better for most of the people on the planet or they may become so bad that human life here may be destroyed. This book should receive world wide publicity with encouragement for as many people as possible to read it. Then we need to insist that our leaders begin immediately to take steps to choose the best action for the welfare of all humans and our planet.

Ervin Laszlo is one of the most brilliant individuals of our times. In "The Chaos Point" he creates a tapestry based on his wealth of experiences in International Leadership and Transformative Thinking...the culmination of his co-evolutionary activities with The Club of Rome, and as Founder of the Club of Budapest. Within this book are contained the essences of Critical Strategies for Transformation within the context of Systems Science, and Chaos Theory. From this Chaos Theory Perspective, Laszlo highlights "Chaos Windows" as transition periods, and "Chaos Points" as Tipping Points - both critical opportunities during which decisive actions by Global Leaders can be disproportionally magnified to effect positive global transformation, which will result in co-evolutionary leaps in the Global Social Consciousness, and shift the balance of powers toward Global Peace and Biospsherical Sustainability. This is a brilliantly crafted book, and represents the cultimation of Laszlo's Life Works and the synthesis of over 20 books, and a wealth of experience in the field of Global Leadership and Social Transformation. Elliott Maynard, Ph.D., President, Arcos Cielos Research Center, Sedona, Arizona, USA, www.arcoscielos.com,