Events

People of extraordinary capacity tend to transcend normal assumptions. Acting on unusual beliefs, in their particular context, they may accomplish what does not seem possible. They may even do it repeatedly. In social life there are times when such individuals inspire others to make extraordinary assumptions. What sometimes follows is the emergence of new, collective capacity. Sometimes this shift occurs in a single moment, the moment of transformation. Little attention is paid to this moment. Yet a close examination of the transformational moment can give us clues about how to increase our own capacity to make a difference at critical moments and, perhaps, how to do it repeatedly.