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Otto Scharmer



Otto Scharmer, PhD, is a German economist, cofounder of the Presencing Institute, and cofounder of the MITx u.lab, an online course for leading change. In his bestselling books, Theory U and Presence, Scharmer introduced the concept of “presencing,” or learning from the emerging future to address the most pressing global challenges.

Otto Scharmer
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U.Lab: Transforming Business, Society, and Self | Mitx on Edx | About Video

Learn how to create profound innovation in a time of disruptive change by leading from the emerging future.

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Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future

Presence is an intimate look at the development of a new theory about change and learning. In wide-ranging conversations held over a year and a half, organizational learning pioneers Peter Senge, C.

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Otto Scharmer: "The Blind Spot of Leadership"

Social transformation and the path to a green, regenerative, and just economy requires a new collective leadership capacity that enables communities to innovate at the scale of the whole system.

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Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges

We 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.

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Otto Scharmer Hi Rez DV

The author of Theory U of Innovation and change discusses his ideas.

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Otto Scharmer in Dialogue with Thomas Hübl: Global Social Witnessing and the Current Crisis

What is the background to the current global crisis situation with the coronavirus pandemic? What do we need now and what are the prospects? What role does collective trauma and absencing play? In contrast, attention and awareness is the real super power today.

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From Ego System to Eco System Economies: Otto Scharmer

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Theory U - Learning from the Future as It Emerges | Otto Scharmer | TEDxTUHH

Otto Scharmer talks about how we, as individuals and collectively as a society, create results no one wants - ecological, social and spiritual divide. He talks about what causes such divides and how we can overcome them.

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What Is Theory U? Interview with Otto Scharmer

We had the chance to interview Otto Scharmer, founder of the change management method Theory U, during the event "Cominciamo" held in Milan on June 19, 2018.

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From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies

Two words summarize the shortcomings of mainstream economics: externalities and consciousness. The solution to global crises begins between our ears.

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