Editing Peter Senge (section)

== Life and career ==
Peter Senge was born in [[Stanford, California]]. He received a B.S. in [[Aerospace engineering]] from [[Stanford University]]. While at Stanford, Senge also studied philosophy. He later earned an [[Master of Science|M.S.]] in social systems modeling from [[MIT]] in 1972, as well as a PhD in Management from the [[MIT Sloan School of Management]] in 1978.<ref>[http://www.solonline.org/PeterSenge/bio/ Society for Organizational Learning biography for Peter Senge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923213528/http://www.solonline.org/PeterSenge/bio/ |date=2006-09-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://executive.mit.edu/faculty/profile/30-peter-senge|title=Peter Senge - MIT Sloan Executive Education|website=mit.edu|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>

He is the founding chair of the [[Society for Organizational Learning]] (SoL). This organization helps with the communication of ideas between large corporations.  It replaced the previous organization known as the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT.

He is co-Founder, and sits on the Board of Directors, of the Academy for Systems Change. This non-profit organization works with leaders to grow their ability to lead in complex social systems that foster biological, social and economic well-being. The focus is on awareness-based systems thinking tools, methods and approaches.

He has had a regular [[meditation]] practice since 1996 and began meditating with a trip to [[Tassajara Zen Mountain Center|Tassajara]], a [[Zen Buddhist]] monastery, before attending Stanford.<ref name="kaipa">[http://kaipagroup.com/newsletter/January2007_newsletter.html Prasad, Kaipa (2007) ''Excerpt from an Interview with Peter Senge'']</ref> He recommends meditation or similar forms of contemplative practice.<ref name="kaipa" /><ref>Senge (1990) pp.105,164</ref><ref>[http://www.shambhalainstitute.org/Fieldnotes/Issue1/Article_Senge.pdf Senge, Peter (2004) Excerpt ''Spirituality in Business and Life: Asking the Right Questions'' ]</ref>