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2. Presence- An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society

   Presence

   An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society:
   • Book by Peter M. Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski and Betty Sue Flowers.
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11. Business, Government and Society- A Managerial Perspective

    Business, Government and Society

    A Managerial Perspective:
    • Book by George A. Steiner and John F. Steiner.
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Presence- An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society

Presence

An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society:

The authors view large institutions such as global corporations as a new species that are affecting nearly all other life forms on the planet. Rather than look at these systems as merely the extension of a few hyper-powerful individuals, they see them as a dynamic organisms with the potential to learn, grow, and evolve--but only if people exert control over them and actively eliminate their destructive aspects. "But until that potential is activated," they write, "industrial age institutions will continue to expand blindly, unaware of their part in a larger whole or of the consequences of their growth." For global institutions to be recreated in positive ways, there must be individual and collective levels of awareness, followed by direct action. Raising this awareness is what Presence seeks to achieve. Drawing on the insights gleaned from interviews with over 150 leading scientists, social leaders, and entrepreneurs, the authors emphasize what they call the "courage to see freshly"--the ability to view familiar problems from a new perspective in order to better understand how parts and wholes are interrelated.

This is not a typical business book. Mainly theoretical, it does not offer specific tips that organizational managers or directors can apply immediately; rather, it offers powerful tools and ideas for changing the mindset of leaders and unlocking the latent potential to "develop awareness commensurate with our impact, wisdom in balance with our power." --Shawn CarkonenDescription:

Presence is an intimate look at the development of a new theory about change and learning. In wide-ranging conversations held over a year and a half, organizational learning pioneers Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers explored the nature of transformational change—how it arises, and the fresh possibilities it offers a world dangerously out of balance. The book introduces the idea of “presence”—a concept borrowed from the natural world that the whole is entirely present in any of its parts—to the worlds of business, education, government, and leadership. Too often, the authors found, we remain stuck in old patterns of seeing and acting. By encouraging deeper levels of learning, we create an awareness of the larger whole, leading to actions that can help to shape its evolution and our future.
 
Drawing on the wisdom and experience of 150 scientists, social leaders, and entrepreneurs, including Brian Arthur, Rupert Sheldrake, Buckminster Fuller, Lao Tzu, and Carl Jung, Presence is both revolutionary in its exploration and hopeful in its message. This astonishing and completely original work goes on to define the capabilities that underlie our ability to see, sense, and realize new possibilities—in ourselves, in our institutions and organizations, and in society itself.

• Review:: 'A new way of thinking I read this as a library book and had to buy a copy for future reference. It's holistic, optimistic and energising. It draws our attention to parts of reality that our western culture tends to ignore. I hope it will bring this new (yet ancient and traditional) way of thinking into the mainstream, especially among business leaders etc.
• Review:: 'A passionate plea, but (institutionally) naive ... "Presence" emerged from the fear that our world is going to hell in a handbasket. If we are not careful, its authors tell us, we are headed for a "requiem scenario" that spells doom over our planetary society. We all in affluent industrialised societies have a responsibility to stop this slide towards a final armageddon, to renew ourselves and our institutions, particularly those engaged in making money. "Presence" proposes a 7-step plan to help us doing just that. It starts with a downward movement along a U-diagram, leading us (as individuals) away from our trusted mental maps towards a higher sense of purpose. The bottom of the U-diagram is a state of "presence" (hence the book's title) from which we can perceive our highest future possibility as a particular human being. This awareness leads us up on the other side of the U, into a co-creative field of building new partnerships and institutions. I think this book is a brave attempt to bring spirituality to the heart of doing business. It's true there have been quite a few others who have gone this path before. But given the resistance of our institutions to these kinds of ideas, it's definitely worthwhile to keep on trying. Furthermore, the concept of "presence" is really powerful. Again, it's something that many authors writing from a spiritual tradition have highlighted. But I find that Senge and Co offer a nuanced and persuasive argument about what it means - for our sense of purpose and our level of commitment to realise it - if we can develop the capability to visualise our own, full "opportunity space". That being said, the book shows a few manifest weaknesses. Its conversational tone sounds contrived and I have difficulties in seeing real-world people behind the four voices. Also, the argument is developed in a fairly rambling, undisciplined way - veering off too often into distracting storytelling and showering the reader with a sprawling, new agey jargon. On the more substantive side, I have a real issue with the naiveté, particularly related to institutional matters, that is reflected by this book. First, although it criticises many aspects of the business world, structurally limiting governance issues such as the stranglehold of anonymous shareholders and their quest for the highest return are hardly mentioned. Second, I think it is willfully naïve to assume that a personal transformation process will "effortlessly, almost automatically" lead to more "integrative solutions" at an institutional level. (This reminded me of a cartoon showing two scientists debating a long and complicated equation on either side of a blackboard, linked in the middle by an amorphous blob mentioning simply "... and here happens a miracle".) Even when we are completely aware and fully committed, the business of building new institutions remains a very long, messy affair. Finally, despite all the nice words of these authors about their higher purpose in life, we shouldn't forget that behind this "presencing" sits a handsome business model. The "Global Leadership Initiative" that emerged from the story told in this book is actually about codifying, packaging and selling the U-process to mixed consortia of global corporations, NGOs and foundations. To my mind, putting a U-process in a commercial, project-driven straightjacket is tantamount to trivialising it. It makes me wonder whether a world governed by this kind of "presence" will be so different after all.
• Review:: 'Deep work happening in some organizations Although I agree with some of the previous reviewers that much of the material in this book could be found in more depth elsewhere, yet I still enjoyed the book. What I found interesting was the process the authors went through in trying to clarify the core ideas in the context of their work with organizations and organizational leaders. It is important that these ideas, whether original or not, permeate some of our core cultural organizations. It is these organizations which have such a large impact on the world today and it is the actions of these organizations (and our contribution to the social matrix which makes such actions possible) which critically influence our well being. It is heartening to see that the viewpoints expressed in this book may have a chance of taking hold in such organizations and seem to have already begun to germinate among some of the leaders of these organizations.
• Review:: 'Business mumbo jumbo I really would not recommend this book. It is business mumbo jumbo at its very worst. The whole thing seems to be just a conversation between the 4 authors and it is written in a language that only they can understand. I have been involved in organisational change and I can tell you that this book would not have helped at all. Mind you if you want a load of platitudes to make you feel comfortable I guess it might help. I am only giving it one star because the no star option is not available
• Review:: 'Missed Opportunity The cover says "Presence is an intimate look at the development of a new theory about change and learning." If there's a new theory in there, I couldn't find it. The do describe something called the Theory of the U. It would be more accurate to call it a model. And I'm not certain why they think it's news. They seem to suggest, though the connection is not explained in any detail, that the U model is an application of Goethean scientific methodology to the decision making process. There are at least some surface similarities. It's a pity they don't actually explore that connection. What they do instead is tell several feel good group growth stories, one or two stories of personal enlightenment experiences (primarily of the nature mysticism variety), and transcribe a series of uneventful conversations the authors had among themselves. There's actually a two-way tie for most dissappointing. The discussion of synchronicity was hard to read it was so stereotypical. At least as bad was the oh-so-spooky examples of pre/trans fallacies and primitive magic belief episodes. At one point they actually said that during a particularly moving outdoor oration about presencing a friend in a nearby cabin noted 11 lightening strikes starting east of them and moving around them in a clockwise direction. Of course, we learn, this relates to a tribal eleven directions ceremony. My apologies to the authors. I think this subject is absolutely critical from both an individual and collective growth perspective. I just think your treatment of it does more harm than good. Do understand, I wish I had the discipline, and the courage, to write a book myself. Perhaps one day I will and you'll have the opportunity to comment upon it as you see fit.

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