ABSTRACT
A "trim tab" refers to the tiny piece at the edge of a rudder that is used to turn an enormous ship. The philosopher, architect and systems theorist Buckminster Fuller was the first person to use the "trim tab" when referring to human beings. Since then, systems thinkers have used the "trim tab" to explain how the actions of just one person can ripple out into human global society and cause large-scale social and environmental change. Pioneering consciousness researcher Jean Houston has used the "trim tab" to describe the potential for leaders to transform society as part of her work in social artistry. Among the much corporate/NGO collaboration in recent years, one that the author follows closely is called Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP). Human beings now face the most serious and complex set of ecological problems in their history. Multinational corporations must play an important role in solving the planet's great ecological challenges.
