Theory U

304 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h48min.
Access the deepest source of inspiration and visionWe 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.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. Theory U 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.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 BirdPreface to the Second EditionForeword by Peter SengeAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Bumping into Our Blind SpotChapter 1 Facing the FireChapter 2 The Journey to “U”Chapter 3 Fourfold Learning and ChangeChapter 4 Organizational ComplexityChapter 5 Shifts in SocietyChapter 6 Philosophical GroundingChapter 7 On the ThresholdPart II Entering the U FieldChapter 8 DownloadingChapter 9 SeeingChapter 10 SensingChapter 11 PresencingChapter 12 CrystallizingChapter 13 PrototypingChapter 14 PerformingPart III Presencing: a Social Technology for Profound Innovation and ChangeChapter 15 The Grammar of the Social FieldChapter 16 Individual actionsChapter 17 Conversational actionsChapter 18 Organizational actionsChapter 19 Global actionsChapter 20 Catching Social reality Creation in FlightChapter 21 Principles and Practices of PresencingEpilogue u.school: awareness Based Systems ChangeGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the AuthorAbout the Organization