{"product_id":"theory-u-isbn-9781626567986","title":"Theory U","description":"\u003cb\u003eAccess the deepest source of inspiration and vision\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We live in a time of massive institutional failure that manifests in the form of three major divides: the ecological, the social, and the spiritual. Addressing these challenges requires a new consciousness and collective leadership capacity. In this groundbreaking book, Otto Scharmer invites us to see the world in new ways and in so doing discover a revolutionary approach to learning and leadership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In most large systems today, we collectively create results that no one wants. What keeps us stuck in such patterns of the past? It’s our blind spot, that is, our lack of awareness of the inner place from which our attention and intention originate. By moving through Scharmer’s U process, we consciously access the blind spot and learn to connect to our authentic Self—the deepest source of knowledge and inspiration. \u003ci\u003eTheory U\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich diversity of compelling stories, examples, exercises, and practices that allow leaders, organizations, and larger systems to cosense and coshape the future that is wanting to emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This second edition features a new preface in which Scharmer identifies five transformational trends and describes U process case stories around the world. There are also eight color drawings by Kelvy Bird that capture U journey applications and illustrate the concepts in the book, as well as new resources for applying the principles and practices.Color Insert Images by Kelvy Bird\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Peter Senge\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I Bumping into Our Blind Spot\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1 Facing the Fire\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 The Journey to “U”\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 Fourfold Learning and Change\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 Organizational Complexity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 Shifts in Society\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 Philosophical Grounding\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 On the Threshold\u003cbr\u003e Part II Entering the U Field\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 Downloading\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9 Seeing\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10 Sensing\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11 Presencing\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12 Crystallizing\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13 Prototyping\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14 Performing\u003cbr\u003e Part III Presencing: a Social Technology for Profound Innovation and Change\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15 The Grammar of the Social Field\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16 Individual actions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17 Conversational actions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18 Organizational actions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19 Global actions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20 Catching Social reality Creation in Flight\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21 Principles and Practices of Presencing\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue u.school: awareness Based Systems Change\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003cbr\u003e About the Organization“Scharmer’s Theory U model of how to open our mind, emotions, and will to moments of discovery and mutual understanding is profound and much needed.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Edgar Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The impact of the Theory U method on our organization is remarkable, but even more important is the amazing personal growth many leaders have experienced. Scharmer’s work has allowed them to experience a new approach to the world.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Marcia Marsh, Chief Operating Officer, World Wildlife Fund\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Theory U offers a unique integral perspective combined with a practical approach to addressing the megaissues facing our world today.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Jack Jacometti, Director, Institute for Integrated Economic Research \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“This book is an inspiration. It gives definition to the mystery of the creative process.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Eileen Fisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer, Eileen Fisher Inc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eC. Otto Scharmer is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the founding chair of the Presencing Institute. He is faculty chair of MIT’s IDEAS program; visiting professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing; and a cofounder of the Global Wellbeing and Gross National Happiness Lab, which links innovators from Bhutan, India, China, Brazil, Europe, and the United States to prototype profound innovations in government, business, education, and civil society. He is the coauthor of Leading from the Emerging Future and Presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foreword author Peter Senge is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning North America and the coauthor of the bestselling book, The Fifth Discipline.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304261046501,"sku":"NP9781626567986","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781626567986.jpg?v=1767742385","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/theory-u-isbn-9781626567986","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}