This is your jumping-off point for all things Presencing and Theory U. Whether you’re about to join a team that works with Theory U principles, embark on u.lab 2x with your peers, or simply are curious about what this method and framework constitute -- this page aims to be a resource for you.

The following videos* make up roughly 70 minutes of content, demonstrating the underlying assumptions and basic principles of the Theory U framework and its methods. You’ll find some supporting material here and free online tools for implementation in your context here.

FROM EGO TO ECO: THE THREE DIVIDES

Video 1-4 deal with the basic underlying assumptions of Theory U and Presencing, including the current moment we are living in, the blindspot in leadership, and what is needed now to address our global challenges.

THEORY U FRAMEWORK

Video 5+6 outline the framework and principles that make up Theory U.

4 LEVELS OF OPERATING

Video 7-9 zoom in on the four levels of operating and how they practically apply in our day-to-day contexts. With a focus on listening and conversation, in-depth explanation is given around how the four levels show up in our interactions and in ourselves.

* Please note that references to “u.lab” point to the edX/MITx course “Leading From the Emerging Future”, from which these videos are excerpts.