This sphere challenges us to get down to the bedrock fundamentals of what we truly believe about each other and the nature of culture itself. Are we simply machines that need managing with carrots and sticks to perform, or are we something far more complex and capable? This isn't a superficial question; it needs deep discussion, exploration, and a willingness to delve into uncomfortable truths. Because everything else – the good, the bad, and the ugly in an organization – flows downstream from the fundamental beliefs and worldviews.

Crucially, we also need genuine agreement about the shared direction, the north star, the organization is striving towards. The awesome opportunity here is to cultivate a workforce that is inherently more empowered, creative, self-reliant, and self-determined. The alternative is often heading towards a more tightly managed and engineered organization. An authentic, appropriate organizational design arises organically from a shared north star embraced by everyone, rather than being imposed from the top down.

When you change the culture by enabling the "higher being" in your people to be truly present at work, you'll discover the entire organization transforms for the better, often without the need for endless engineering strategies and tactics. This is the essence of social sculpture: a co-creative, long-term endeavor that people genuinely want to participate in because they are serving the mission, meeting customers' needs, and contributing to each other's well-being.