Our situation on this Earth is paradoxical. Interdependence is multiplied. Awareness of being united in life and death connects us to each other. Communication is triumphant, the planet is crisscrossed with networks, fax lines, portable phones, modems, Internet. And yet general incomprehension is still the rule. Of course we have witnessed tremendous progress in understanding each other, But incomprehension seems to progress even faster.   — Seven Complex Lessons in Education for the Future