A focus of Peat's recent work is the concept of Gentle Action. This approach, as envisaged by Peat, emphasizes a certain manner of action that are aimed at creating change in an effective manner. The approach calls for tolerating uncertainty yet suspending action at its onset in order to allow an over-all view to emerge. It emphasizes the value of small-scale, iterative actions compared to large, single-step interventions. In his book of the same name, published 2008, Peat points out connections of his approach to earlier concepts, emphasizing the importance of active listening and a similarity to the concept of Wu wei.
Peat's gentle action has been cited together with Otto Scharmer's Theory U and Arnold Mindell's Worldwork as approaches by which individuals, groups, organisations and communities can deal with complex issues.
Learning modules based on Peat's Gentle Action approach have been put in place, among others, at the University of Minnesota and at Siena Heights University.
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