Anybody who has ever visited London has seen the ubiquitous “Mind the Gap” signs in the underground subway system. They warn travelers to watch their steps because of the small chasm between the train and the platform. Adaptive leadership is exercised in helping our communities “mind the gap” between our aspired values and our actions, between our values and the reality we face. It is a shared realization of a group’s inability to live out its own most cherished values with vibrancy and effectiveness in a changing context.
