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Our Time Is Now
We have entered an age of disruption. Financial collapse, climate change, resource depletion, and a growing gap between rich and poor are but a few of the signs. Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer ask, why do we collectively create results nobody wants? Meeting the challenges of this century requires updating our economic logic and operating system from an obsolete “ego-system” focused entirely on the well-being of oneself to an eco-system awareness that emphasizes the well-being of the whole. Filled with real-world examples, this thought-provoking guide presents proven practices for building a new economy that is more resilient, intentional, inclusive, and aware.
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- Sales Rank: #24040 in Books
- Published on: 2013-07-08
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.48" h x .81" w x 5.90" l, 1.07 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
Review
“A watershed! An inspiring, practical weaving of the inner and outer dimensions of the systemic changes so many around the world are now working toward.”
—Peter Senge, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management; Founding Chair, Society for Organizational Learning; and author of The Fifth Discipline
“Scharmer and Kaufer have succeeded in writing the book that has the potential to transform civilization from one based on a rapacious, ego-driven economics to a viable, ecological, awareness-based model. This is a must-read for anyone who cares. It may well be the single most important book you ever read.”
—Arthur Zajonc, President, Mind and Life Institute, and author of Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry
“Scharmer and Kaufer provide a creative and practical approach to shifting our economies. I see business as a movement, and this book shares that movement with the world, offering us inspiration to tap into the deeper levels of our humanity and urging us to transform the crises of our times.”
—Eileen Fisher, founder, Eileen Fisher, Inc.
“The shift to an eco-system economy is emerging everywhere around us. Otto’s and Katrin’s clarity in identifying that this shift requires change-makers to expand our thinking from the head to the heart has helped me to be more intentional in designing processes to awaken the hearts of entrepreneurs everywhere. This is a necessary condition for the emergence of the new economy.”
—Michelle Long, Executive Director, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
“The purpose of business is to enhance the well-being of society. The 4.0 framework for transforming capitalism matters because it addresses a blind spot in our current discourse: how to create institutional innovations that could shift our economy from ego- to eco-system awareness at the scale of the whole.”
—Guilherme Peir�o Leal, founder and Cochairman, Natura Cosm�ticos
About the Author
Otto Scharmer is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and cofounder of the Presencing Institute and the Global Wellbeing and Gross National Happiness Lab. He is the author of Theory U and a coauthor of Presence.
Katrin Kaufer is research director at the Presencing Institute and a research fellow with the MIT CoLab.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
Leading from the Emerging Future
By Martin Kalungu-Banda
I have just finished reading the new book "Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies" by Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kuafer and the following are my reflections.
The authors have blown me away by how they have presented - with utter simplicity and utmost clarity - a compelling and revolutionary `manifesto' for transforming society, organisations, and our own individual lives. I use the term `revolution' because the book is a game changer.
Those that might have found Otto's earlier book, Theory U, hard to follow will pleasantly discover that the contents of Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies can be easily accessed by both ordinary readers and scholars.
Otto and Katrin point out that as the human race we are generating results that we do not want. This is true whether we are talking about our economic, political, health, or education systems. The authors present irrefutable evidence of how we (and our institutions) have, by predominantly pursuing narrow sectoral and individual interests, trapped ourselves into a zero sum game where we are faced with "crumbling walls" and can only emerge as losers unless we begin to think and act differently.
I am in awe of the authors' courage to name systems and world-views that are in the forefront of preaching and practicing approaches to life that initially look attractive and yet in the long term can only bring more of the same - massive institutional and system failure and collapse. Some of these `systems' exist and are hard-wired within each one of us. However, this is not who we truly are as humans.
Otto and Katrin do not simply offer reasons for institution and system failure, they also convincingly present alternative approaches. They share compelling pieces of evidence of individuals, organisations and communities that are living and practicing elements of the future society we should be seeking to create on a total human scale (society 4.0).
I have been fascinated by the authors' capacity to trace and blend old-age ancient wisdom from across generations and cultures with academically sound data, arguments and pieces of evidence. This, in my opinion, is what allows Otto and Katrin to successfully present a compelling vision for the future and the process(es) and practices of how we can all work to get there.
This is a book that I wish all leaders in political, economic and learning institutions should read. I am hopeful that if sufficient numbers of young people, whose future we have almost ruined, read the book; they will have the courage to fast track the pace of change. Arguably, Leading from the Future as it Emerges may come to pass as one of the most important books of all time.
By Martin Kalungu-Banda, Leadership & Organisation Development Consultant based in Oxfordshire, UK.
30 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
Emergence?
By Trevor Neal
As the Byrds declare in their classic 60's tune, 'Turn, Turn, Turn,' for everything there is a season. Today society is going through a season of disruption. The question is, 'what will come out of these disruptive changes confronting us?'
According to Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer, the authors of 'Leading from the Emerging future,' this disruptive period is a precursor to a new society that will rise up out of the ashes of our current destitution like the phoenix of ancient Greek myth. Society is moving from an ego-centric to an eco-centric worldview, which is reshaping everything from the economy to how we relate to one another. This new 'eco-centric' awareness is based on perceiving and acting from a systemic point of view. It derives from the prefix eco which comes from the greek word 'oikos' meaning 'the whole house,' and it places the system before the individuals that are a part of it.
Scharmer and Kaufer feel that leaders should respond to the directions shaping society. Effective leadership is perceiving social trends and responding to them to help shape this eco-centric world which we are about to enter.
Forces of disruption are dictating the evolution of this new eco-centric worldview. These forces are symptoms of several key disconnects. These include the disconnect of finance from the real economy, ecology, institutions, consumerism, governance, and ownership and they derive from three basic divides 1) the ecological divide, 2) the social divide, and 3) the spiritual-cultural divide.
We see the results of the disconnect of finance from the real economy around us as we are still recovering from the 'Great Recession.' Otto Sharmer and Katrin Kaufer feel that this recent recession was the result of a speculative bubble because the financial sector had no where else to invest. This lack of investment opportunity was a consequence of a breakdown in the circulation of money between the financial sector and the real economy. Their cure is to create mechanisms to promote the flow of money back into the real economy again, even going so far as bringing back the concept of indigenous 'gift economies' in which money was invested in needs and resources were routinely redistributed from those who had to those who needed.
Economics is not the only area where Kaufer and Scharmer apply systemic thinking. According to Kaufer and Scharmer, the real problem confronting us is one of perception, and the results of our perception is effecting society at all levels.
We need to change our way of thinking from what is best for us as individuals to what is best for the system as a whole. By transforming our narcissistic thinking we could fix many of the problems haunting society today.
According to Kaufer and Scharmer we could be dragged kicking and screaming into the new 'systemic' worldview that is taking shape or we could embrace the change; for change is what is required of us in this age. Our ecological problems won't go away unless we address them from a holistic perspective instead of merely attempting to bandage the symptoms. The same theme is applied to consumption. Why is there so much unhappiness in wealthy societies? Can money really buy happiness? Again, applying systemic thinking Kaufer and Scharmer perceive a coming age of conscious consumption in which consumers will be conscious of how their buying habits are effecting the system, and curtailing their more destructive consumption habits.
In reality, the perspective that Kaufer and Scharmer are adopting is similar to what mystics have been saying for ages. The main difference could be some of the vocabulary and methodology that they apply throughout their book.
The idea behind the 'u' curve they introduce is transformation, and the application of both western and eastern views of time to create their 'u' curve model. In the western view time always progresses. In the eastern view time circles back upon itself. The 'u' curve they discuss is an attempt at melding together the best of both views.
The stereotype of indigenous/ eastern man is that they are more systems oriented at the expense of their ego. Kaufer and Scharmer apply this stereotype in their analysis of transformation. According to these two thinkers there is a movement back to this original systemic perspective although we are wiser and have learned some things along the way. Therefore we are not merely returning home as prodigal sons. Instead, we are returning wiser with a few new tricks, thus the 'u' curve they utilize to model this movement.
To assist us on this transformation they advocate 'deep listening and presencing.' Again, the idea behind this is a re-direction from an ego to an eco-centric worldview.
Another method they seek to apply is the creation of mechanisms in which systems can self-reflect on themselves. Again, this boils down to transformation at the individual level, leading to systemic change.
As a reader I liked many of the ideas expressed. However, at the same time I felt like the authors were merely re-coating ancient themes of major world belief systems with flowery prose. What is more disillusioning to discerning readers is that this central message has been re-iterated in different ways and we still stumble from one crises to another. Therefore I am not sure how this book is going to really promote the change that Kaufer and Scharmer believe must take place.
Finally, real change comes from applying what we read, and maybe Richard Dawkins is right, maybe there really is a selfish gene, because I don't feel transformed as a result of reading this book. Still, I feel that readers looking for insights into the social forces that are shaping our collective future may find some here, and those seeking systemic solutions to apply to current problems will find gems contained within...
29 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Practical tools and critical thinking needed to lead in our complex, rapidly changing world
By Patrick McNamara
This groundbreaking book looks at some of the most complex problems facing society and shows how individuals and organizations operating at a new level of thinking are transforming institutions and themselves, resulting in new, innovative solutions that could define the 21st century.
Scharmer and Kaufer bring their 18 years of research, having analyzed and understood leaders with a deeper sense of knowing - and having worked with multi-stakeholder groups and organizations who successfully built systems, structures, and strategies to address critical problems. A key to their success is a deep listening and an ability to help shift attention from downloading information toward presencing - or being truly present and sensing what is emerging, how to engage with it and how to create different results. Another critical component is the way their model includes all stakeholder groups and integrates across multiple sectors - engaging the whole system with an intention to serve the highest good of all.
Scharmer and Kaufer share a plethora of examples in many sectors - government, health, education, and business, NGOs, and banking - where practitioners are creating new forms of organization and seeds of new sectoral structures. These new institutions are led from a decentralized place, benefiting from globalization, information and communication technology, and a linking of collaborative relationships.
The book gives solid ideas of ways we, as individuals, can build our own practice and become proponents of the emerging future - how we can act from integrity, and do what's needed to help bring in the emerging future. They discuss twelve principles derived from the Presencing Institute's practice and research and are really keys to making it all work. They are about connecting with one's intention, building and applying one's deeper practice, creating space for support and deep listening, engaging in presencing at each stage of the process, and being open to change oneself.
They use the metaphor "total football" to show how highly-successful athletic teams teach players to think as a whole team and take small, individual action that collectively result in the team accomplishing its strategy. When the system can see itself, its actions are much more effective and respond more quickly to what wants to emerge. They give examples in other areas such as healthcare, where including the patient and the entire operating team in a check-in increases awareness and reduces errors; it allows the whole system to see itself and take collective action.
In building the skill of leading from the emerging future, Kaufer and Scharmer describe a process where we understand the present system on many levels and we begin to intuit the new system as it is forming. At some point, there is a self-reflective shift that allows the whole system to see itself and to act. In my experience change in organizations and in society happens in this way - with experiments or prototypes that over time create a new system with new relationships, connections and solutions. This process can be used in organizational change, societal change and individual change.
They present a thorough analysis of what they call the "age of disruption" in which we live - where things are falling apart, not working, and producing results nobody wants. The most visible of these systemic disconnects might be the financial bubble - a USD$1.5 quadrillion speculation bubble that decoupled the financial economy from the real economy and tested the limits to speculation and led to a worldwide financial crisis. There are similar disconnects in the areas of the ecology, income and wealth, technology, leadership, consumerism, governance, and ownership.
Kaufer and Scharmer show us how systems thinking and an increase in consciousness and awareness can shift us from a place of disruptive change that we're in now toward a new way of operating our economies, organizations, and households. They include the Presencing Institute's work in innovation and capacity building that are shifting the field of global social entrepreneurship across all sectors in a truly transformational way - based in mindfulness and awareness, deeper relationships, and new systems that all lead from the emerging future. (Visit the Kosmos Journal website for a more complete review.)
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