ABSTRACT
In an article in the Christian Science Monitor, I came upon the phrase, “the trance of non-renewal.” It referred to organizations and communities that are satisfied with things as they are.
It is as though the system were asleep under a magic spell. A feature of the trance of non-renewal is that individuals can look straight at a flaw in the system and not see it as a flaw. Although the organization that is gravely in need of renewal may show many signs of its threatened condition, the signs cannot be seen by those who are under the spell.
