Theory u-meetup

Theory U : Leading from the emerging future

ResponsiveOrg Zurich

Michael Wyrsch

Managing Director & Changeologist

at

Wyrsch & Partner GmbH

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C. Otto Scharmer ( MIT-Institute Boston)

) Autor von „Theorie U“ ( Carl-Auer-Verlag 2009

The Blind Spot of Leadership


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“The success of an intervention depends on the interior condition

of the intervenor.” William O’Brien, former CEO of

the Hanover Insurance Company

Joseph Jaworski: “When you open your soul and when you bring your whole heart into the room, it changes the structure of the room.”

Blind Spot: Two important insights from Otto Scharmer

1. Our deepest interior, (what we really deep down believe and feel) that place from where our thougths and actions originate is our blind spot and it is more important to the outcome of our work as (spiritual) leaders than we imagine.

2. Secondly: Our tools as (spiritual) leaders is not our knowledge, but our ability to listen and dialogue.


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What is it?

U-procedure and theory U:

• is a change management method to change unproductive patterns of behavior.

• is about personal leadership and a different way of thinking.

• is addressing the human being part of life

• has a holistic approach that can be traced back to Buddhism, Taoism and Sufism. It is important to go beyond the personality and to start looking for the ‘true self’.

• enables people throughout organizations to let go off the prevailing approach that is based on the past and to focus more on the future.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_management

The origin of Theory U

• developed by Friedrich (Fritz) Glasl and Dirk Lemson of the NPI (Netherlands Pedagogical Institute) in 1968

• used in organisation development and social development since then

• Otto Scharmer studied the method and interviewed Dr Glasl during his doctoral studies

• This work itself draws on collaboration between Scharmer and his colleagues Peter Senge, Joseph Jaworski and Betty Sue Flowers (https://www.solonline.org/)


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Step 6. Brainstorm new solutions and initiatives

Open Will

Open Heart

Open Mind

Step 1. You face a design, strategic or innovation challenge

Step 2. Convene a core team, a strategic microcosm of the whole system

Step 55. Find the deeper meaning and purpose See the whole

Step 7. Rapid prototyping of severeal new designs or initiatives

Step 8. Test pilot with strategic stakeholders and users

Step 9. Scale up and co-evolve the projects and initiatives

Step 4. Synthesize insights and discover the deeper pattern

Performing Initiate

Give space

suspending

deep dive

letting go

Who is my Self? What is my work?

letting come

enacting

embodying

Step 3. Explore the issue in depth …

immerse

experience

Learn

inspire

Sense

Discover

Visit places

Field: Structure Of Attention

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Facilitate the developing future

I-in-me I-in-it

I-in-you I-in-now

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Presencing • Generative Dialog (Flow) • Collective creativity • Silence and respect • Listening from the emerging

future • Rule-generating

Dialog • Reflecting Dialog • I can change my view • I am the „other“ • Empathic listening • Rule-reflecting

Downloading • Talking nice • politeness • No own thoughts • Listeningprojecting • Rule-reenacting

Debate • Talking though • I am my own view • The others are the target • Listening from outside • Rule-revealing

The essence


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suspending

letting go

Prototyping the new by linking head, heart, hand

Crystallizing vision and intention

embodying

enacting

letting come

Presencing connecting to Source

Downloading past patterns

Open Will

Open Heart

Open Mind

redirecting

Seeing with fresh eyes

Sensing from the field

Performing by operating from the whole

How to apply? – It is so easy!

• Draw an U

• Mark the steps & the transitions

• Define the „challenge“

• Assign your methods to the steps (best fit)

• Define the transition activities (sometimes not needed)

• Check for the overall flow

• Check for a holistic composition (this is art !)

• Make a walkthrough through your steps – In a room

– Use Ground Anchors (for the steps)

– Walk physically

• Feel: Is it ok?


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SOME EXAMPLES

And in reality?


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Ablauf (2 Day Workshop)

Gemeinsames Ankommen Frei werden

Runterladen

Innehalten hinsehen

Umwenden hinspüren

Loslassen

Presencing mit der Quelle verbinden,

anwesend werden

Kommen lassen

Hervorbringen crystallizing, verdichten

Verkörpern prototyping, erproben

In die Welt bringen

Gemeinsamer Impuls / Reflektion: • Wie sind wir unterwegs? • Welche Themen sind dazu gekommen?

Reflektion Festhalten des Erreichten Definieren der nächsten

Persönlichen Schritte

Vorab Marktplatz: Sammeln von Anliegen

und Beiträgen

Gruppenarbeit

Start 13.00 Uhr

Abschluss Lessons Learned

Abendessen 19.00 Uhr

Mittagessen ca. 12.30 Uhr

Ende 16.00 Uhr Auslegen und

Besichtigen der Anliegen / Beiträge

Aufteilung / Gruppenbildung Nach Interesse / Schwerpunkt

Gruppenarbeit

Gruppenarbeit

Report back

Gem. Kaffeepause

Gruppenarbeit

Gruppenarbeit

Gruppenarbeit

Presencing Reflection

Gruppenarbeit

Gruppenarbeit

Gruppenarbeit

Brain / Prototype Reflection

Gem. Kaffeepause

Gem. Kaffeepause

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In a development / training game


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suspending

deep dive redirecting

letting go

Presencing Who is my Self?

What is my work?

letting come

enacting

embodying

reflecting

Downloading Seeing

Sensing

Crystallizing Prototyping

Performing

Self-reflection

Knowledge Management Project (~ 8 month)

Theory U Method

1. Downloading Dialog, Interviews, Preparation Knowledge Café

2. Seeing Kick-off presentation, Knowledge Café, Cross-organization Dialog

3. Sensing Knowledge-Café Evaluation, Dialog Key-People, KM-Model-Mapping

4. Presencing Reflection, Dialog Leadership, Dreaming

5. Crystalizing Semi-structured Dialog, Case Clinic, Supplier Evaluation

6. Prototyping Iterative development, Building of CoP‘s & Dialog with these experts

7. Performing Transition into practical use, Lessons Learned

Transitions Several, meetings, etc.


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Build up Knowledge Sharing Environment for a specialized tour operator to store knowledge about travel in a specific area. Include local knowledge and

experience to differentiate from other travel agencies and internet.

Now it is your turn!

• Take a sheet of paper

• Remember your last successful project/task

• Try to assign the steps in the project to the U steps

• Show & discuss your results to the others.

• Does it fit?


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Collectively and playfully bring the future into the present.

Michael Wyrsch

Wyrsch & Partner GmbH

Geisswies 24

8414 Buch

Switzerland

Mobile: +41 79 207 78 86

e-mail: [email protected]

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