On my personal journey, I have often wondered how I could look out for others and the planet, without losing sight of my own interests. Indeed, my doctoral research was on aligning private interests with the common good, or “doing well by doing good”. When I met Theory U by MIT’s Otto Scharmer wherein one’s personal interest is less well served by cynicism, hate and fear and better served by an open mind, open heart and open will, it changed my life. Shaped like the letter U, this theory offers a framework and steps to build action-confidence in the face of uncertainty. We adapted it to the context of our students around 4 steps: iIntention-setting / observation / presencing / crystallising vision and enacting).
This is an excerpt of an article written by Desmond McGetrick, professor of organisational development at SKEMA Business School
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