People make sense of the complexity that surrounds them by carrying hundreds of images and ‘stories’ in their minds about themselves, their society and their biophysical environment - how each of these is structured, how each functions and interrelationships among them. Each image or story encapsulates a piece of their reality in a simplified form. Together, the images and stories form a person’s worldview - his perception of himself and the world around him. Shared images and stories form a society’s worldview. People and societies use their worldview to interpret information and formulate actions.