Theory U

Leading from the Future as It Emerges

by: C. Otto Scharmer

in: Management & Leadership

Summary:

The book introduces the concept of Theory U, a framework for leaders and organizations to tap into deeper sources of wisdom by learning from the future as it emerges, rather than relying solely on past patterns and data. It outlines a process of co-creating change by moving through stages of suspending habitual judgment, redirecting attention, letting go of old identities, and letting come of new possibilities to transform self, relationships, and systems.

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