The Essentials Of Theory U

The Essentials of Theory U Other books by the Author include Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges 1st Edition Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-system to Eco-system Economies Prescence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future The Essentials of Theory U Core Principles and Applications C. Otto Scharmer The Essentials of Theory U Copyright © 2018 by C. Otto Scharmer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed “Attention: Permissions Coordinator,” at the address below. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 1333 Broadway, Suite 1000 Oakland, CA 94612-1921 Tel: (510) 817-2277, Fax: (510) 817-2278 www.bkconnection.com Ordering information for print editions Quantity sales. Special discounts are available on quantity purchases by corporations, associations, and others. For details, contact the “Special Sales Department” at the BerrettKoehler address above. Individual sales. Berrett-Koehler publications are available through most bookstores. They can also be ordered directly from Berrett-Koehler: Tel: (800) 929-2929; Fax: (802) 864-7626; www.bkconnection.com Orders for college textbook/course adoption use. Please contact Berrett-Koehler: Tel: (800) 929-2929; Fax: (802) 864-7626. Distributed to the U.S. trade and internationally by Penguin Random House Publisher Services. Berrett-Koehler and the BK logo are registered trademarks of Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. First Edition Paperback print edition ISBN 978-1-5230-9440-0 PDF e-book ISBN 978-1-5230-9441-7 IDPF e-book ISBN 978-1-5230-9442-4 2018-1 Book producer: Westchester Publishing Services Text designer: Lynn L’Heureux Cover designer: Richard Adelson Interior illustration: Kelvy Bird To the emerging movement of people who bridge the three major divides of our time: the ecological, the social, and the spiritual divide. Contents Preface Part I: A Framework for Seeing the Field 1. The Blind Spot Three Divides The Blind Spot In Front of the Blank Canvas Arriving at MIT Learning from the Future as It Emerges Building the Container Social Fields 2. Theory U—Form Follows Consciousness Making the System See Itself A Moment of Seeing The Process: Three Movements Mapping the Deeper Territory Three Instruments of Inner Knowing Three Enemies on the Journey Down the Left Side of the U Two Barriers to Moving Up the U Presencing and Absencing 3. The Matrix of Social Evolution The Grammar of Social Fields Attending Conversing Organizing Coordinating and Governing Field 1 to Field 4: A Journey of Inversion Making the System Sense and See Itself 4. The Eye of the Needle “I Expect a Lot from You” Reintegration of Matter and Mind The Essence of Systems Thinking Through the Eye of the Needle Inverting the System-Self Relationship From Reacting to Regenerating Part II: A Method for Consciousness-Based Systems Change 5. One Process, Five Movements: Innovating from the Future Co-initiating: Uncovering Shared Intention Co-sensing: Seeing Reality from the Edges of the System Presencing: Connecting to the Highest Future Potential Co-creating: Crystallizing and Prototyping the New Co-shaping: Grow Innovation Eco-systems Part III: A Narrative of Evolutionary Societal Change 6. Upgrading Society’s Operating System Economy 4.0 Democracy 4.0 Cross-Sector 4.0 4.0 Lab 7. Returning to the Roots With Compliments to the East German KGB Staying on Course “I Can’t Not Do It” u.lab Get Involved About the Author About the Presencing Institute Index Preface Ten ye