February 2-5, 2009
Schloss Marbach, Germany
(next major airport Zurich, Switzerland)
Schloss Marbach

To Register print out the form and email or fax it to Terri Seever: seever@presencing.com  or  +1 (617) 812-0754.



Facilitated by:
» Dr. C. Otto Scharmer
» Dr. Ursula Versteegen
» Arawana Hayashi

The Presencing Foundation Program provides an introduction into the concepts and practices of the U-process and Theory U, a social technology for helping to bring about profound innovation and change.

In working with leadership teams across sectors and industries, Otto Scharmer realized that leaders could not meet their existing challenges by operating and learning on the basis of past experience alone. A synthesis of his most recent research has resulted in a framework and practice called presencing, which he elaborates in Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges (2007), and in Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society (2005), co-authored with Peter Senge, et al.

The focus of this method is on sensing and actualizing emerging future opportunities, both individually and collectively. In this program you will learn how to sense and seize future opportunities and how to connect to the deeper journey of your professional and personal life in order to become a more effective leader and change-maker in your work and your life. We encourage participants to attend in teams.

Dr. Otto Scharmer and his colleagues have used presencing to facilitate profound innovation and change processes both within companies and across societal systems. For more information on Presencing: www.Presencing.com.

Dr. Ursula Versteegen is a founding member of the Presencing Institute, she is an independent action researcher and consultant and works with Otto Scharmer in different corporate and non-profit applications of the U-process. Ursula holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Freiburg in Germany and a Masters of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health.

Arawana Hayashi, a dancer, choreographer, and teacher, will introduce Presencing Embodiment Practices as well as offer meditation techniques that help participants to work more holistically.