frequently asked questions

What is power under? What is power over?

Where does power exist?

Why does belief or trust matter?

what is power under?

Power under is exercising power with maximum regard for the dignity of the other, even at personal cost to oneself.

Power over is exercising power without full regard for the dignity of the other.

Power over is alluring, but it is counterfeit. It promises what it cannot deliver. The future belongs to those who choose to trust power under.

Where is it?

Power is wherever we are. It’s the ocean we swim in. As we gather, we create new things that hold power of their own: communities, companies, countries, cultures. The interplay of power over and power under exists across all social entities - the intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, and the ideological.

What’s the deal with trust?

Your most valuable resource is your attention. This moment, right here, is all you ever have. What you give your attention to and what you trust will shape who you become.

The question that each of us answers in every moment is the same:

What will I trust…
power over or power under?