‘The essence of the U process is to strengthen our presence and active participation in the world.‘ Otto Scharmer in Theory U (page 379): The Dutch Organization of Professional Coaches has asked me to give a lecture how to apply the U [...]
Being with Bernie Glassman in New York
Bernie Glassman is a Zen teacher and known for the Greyston Bakery near New York where homeless people bake cookies and for leading retreats to the camps in Auschwitz, Poland. The Greyston Bakery was founded in 1982 by him in Yonkers NY. The Bakery produces high end pastries for the best restaurants in Manhattan, provides [...]
For me the past is about love
“For me the past is about love, love for craftsmanship and a deep respect for authenticity. This has inspired me to continuously evolve and perfect my own craftsmanship and this has become the source from which I create,” also sprach Jan Taminiau the designer of the robe of the Dutch Queen Maxima. This source works [...]
Health Innovation Lab at FLying the Kites
Arawana and I gave a nice workshop at the Global Constellation Conference ‘Flying the Kites.’ I presented the Health Innovation Lab that I started in 2010. Arawana had us experience ‘Social Presencing Practices.’ We were with a (sub-)group of sixty in the Rode hoed in Amsterdam. Mindfulness of body meant: lying down, sitting and standing [...]
Social Presencing Theatre within Theory U
Workshop by: Hein Dijksterhuis (the Netherlands) and Arawana Hayashi (U.S.A.) Text from the flyer: To bring about the level of transformation required in ourselves and our organizations, we need a new way of learning and of leading—one not limited to reflecting the patterns of the past but that tunes into the possibilities of the future. [...]
Crossing the Tipping Point 3: EDUCATION
Last week we were together with students, teachers and leaders of Windesheim to explore the future of our school system and the role of the teachers for the next generation. The project is called: Learning with the Next Generation. They had done sensing journeys [...]
Learning, working and being with U
My new book is progressing well. The first 5 chapters are almost done. Still 3 or 4 to go. I will share my insights of the past years of the U process. I am experimenting with the form of the book: in between a novel and a management book. Easy to read, many dialogues that [...]
Wonderful Presencing track with Arawana at ALIA 2013
From Saturday to Friday I facilitated at the ALIA Conference Europe 2013 with Arawana Hayashi the ‘Presencing: Leading for Profound Innovation and Change’ Track. It turned out to be a wonderful experience. The flow of the whole conference was beautiful with a lot of art and awareness practices. We had in our track (there are [...]
Theory U Foundation Course in Berlin this summer
The foundation course Theory U will be organized in Berlin this summer from June 30-July 4. Early bird subscription fee until March 24: hurry up! This 4-day intense introduction into the concepts and practices of Theory U and Presencing will be facilitated by Otto Scharmer, Marian Goodman, and Arawana Hayashi. The program will be held [...]
Sri Lankan Project management experiment in our garden
Monday: decide to do something about the garden Tuesday: many wheelbarrows were pushed around Wednesday: 15 cubic meter trash container delivered and 10 cubic meter of sand Friday: Texas chainsaw massacre is being performed, filling the container by the gardening crew Saturday: new highway in our tiny village: 10 cubic meters of sand My key [...]
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