We're walking through a new kind of forest—one made of algorithms, bots, and AI agents. While many treat AI as something to dominate or fear, the future lies in coexistence. Just as Indigenous Ute people shaped trees into living waymarkers to guide others toward water, shelter, and sacred places, we need to build Human Infrastructure and wayfinding systems that help us navigate complexity with wisdom. The organizations that thrive won't just have the best AI—they'll create the conditions where human meaning-making and artificial intelligence can flourish together.

True leadership isn't about fighting fires—it's about starting the right ones. We often get trapped in firefighting mode, constantly reacting to urgent issues while systemic problems remain untouched. The shift to intentional leadership begins when we stop asking "What needs to be done right now?" and start asking "What are the underlying patterns?" This transformation happens when changemakers build community across silos and understand that real change grows not from grand gestures, but from small, consistent actions taken with care.

We live in a world of mounting tension and accelerating change. What happens on the world stage—wars and alliances, breakthroughs and breakdowns—is mirrored in boardrooms, in teams, and in every digital transformation journey. In the face of such complexity, it’s tempting to search for simple answers. But transformation isn’t linear—and neither is leadership. It requires holding paradoxes: speed and reflection, structure and fluidity, ambition and humility.