Learning from Future Emerging Possibilities: The U Process Dr Stefan Cantore

Propositions ‘……….we cannot transform the behavior of systems unless we transform the quality of awareness and attention that people apply to their actions within these systems, both individually and collectively.’ Otto Scharmer ( Downloaded from https://www.presencing.com/theoryu 13 July 2015)

“The success of an intervention depends on the interior condition of the intervenor.” William O’Brien, former CEO of the Hanover Insurance Company

Open Mind Open Heart Open Will Downloading past patterns Performing by operating from the whole suspending embodying Open Mind VoJ Seeing with fresh eyes Prototyping the new by linking head, heart, hand redirecting enacting Open Heart VoC Sensing from the field Crystallizing vision and intention letting go Open Will letting come VoF Presencing connecting to Source Who is my Self? What is my Work?

Open Mind Open Heart Open Will reconfirming old opinions & judgments Downloading habits of judgment LISTENING 1: from habits disconfirming [new] data LISTENING 2: from outside Factual listening noticing differences Open Mind seeing through another person‘s eyes emotional connection LISTENING 3: from within Empathic listening Open Heart connecting to an emerging future whole; shift in identity and self LISTENING 4: from Source Generative listening (from the future wanting to emerge) Open Will

Dialogue: Reflective inquiry Field: Structure Of Attention Field I-in-me I-in-it I-in-you I-in-now 1 Downloading: Talking nice Speaking from what they want to hear Polite routines, empty phrases Autistic system (not saying what you think) 2 Debate: Talking tough Speaking from what I think Divergent views: I am my point of view Adaptive system (say what you think) Speaking from seeing myself as part of the whole From defending to inquiry into viewpoints Self-reflective system (reflect on your part) 3 Dialogue: Reflective inquiry Speaking from what is moving through Stilness, collective creativity, flow Generative system (identity shift: authentic self) 4 Presencing: Generative flow

References Scharmer, C. O. (2009). Theory U: Learning from the future as it emerges. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Hall, G. (2008). Inside the theory of the U: interview with Peter Senge and Otto Scharmer. Reflections: The SoL Journal, 8(4), 6-11. Senge, P. M., Scharmer, C. O., Jaworski, J., & Flowers, B. S. (2005). Presence: An exploration of profound change in people, organizations, and society. Crown Business. https://www.presencing.com/