Book description
Radical and hopeful -- Presence synthesises cutting-edge thinking,
firsthand knowledge and ancient wisdom Presence: Human Purpose and the
Field of the Future gives the reader an intimate look at the
development of a new theory about change and learning. A book built
around a series of wide-ranging conversations over a year and a half,
Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, and Flowers explore their own experiences
and those of one hundred and fifty scientists and social and business
entrepreneurs in an effort to explain how profound collective change
occurs. Their journey of discovery articulates a new way of seeing the
world, and of understanding our part in creating it -- as it is and as
it might be. Presence explores the living fields that connect us to
one another, to life more broadly, and, potentially, to what is
"seeking to emerge." Seven capacities underlie our ability
to see, sense, and realize new possibilities. Developing these
capacities accesses a deeper level of learning that is the key to
creating change that services the whole -- ourselves, our
organizations and the communities of which we are a part.
Presence is a timely and altogether important book. Drawing on a
leading-edge understanding of human learning and awareness, it offers a
simple but effective gateway to our capacity to become change agents of
the future - in business, work and relationships. Finding our presence
is finding the key to creative change and to our own future. Ken Wilber,
A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics,
Science, and Spirituality "A remarkable book, Presence is a journey
from the present to an unknown future, a journey of exploration rather
than dogma, and a journey toward a vision of humanity at its highest.
Like a good documentary, Presence is a book with "emotional
truth," a wonderful combination of intellectual and visceral
experience" Robert Fritz, The Path of Least Resistance "At
this turbulent juncture in human history, a whole new set of social
innovations promises to shift humanity away from its destructive path
towards a brighter planetary civilization. Presencing and its U process
is one of the most profound. It provides all who want to change the
world not only with profound hope, but with a systematic and effective
way to birth a sustainable planetary society. Nicanor Perlas, Recipient
of the 2003 Alternative Nobel Prize and the U. N. Environmental Program
Global 500 Award "Collective inner knowing allows the future to
speak to the present - if we allow ourselves to be in the
"flow" of knowledge as it emerges. It is perhaps the one
source of sustained innovation of the character and scale needed to
redesign human communities." Roger Saillant, CEO, Plug Power
(former executive, Ford Motor Company)." Peter Senge is a senior
lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the founding
chair of SoL, a renowned pioneer, theorist, and writer in the field of
management innovation, and the author of The Fifth Discipline series and
The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organizations Are Working
Together to Create a Sustainable World.
