Breakthrough
Breakthrough
The Art and Science of creating magical Change by using the Example of Theory U
About the Book
Theory U (Scharmer, 2009) is known as a methodology for leading profound change in organizations. At the core of this process lies the generation of a heightened state of attention called “presencing” in which the actual profound shift in groups or individuals can be witnessed.
The goal of this book is to reveal scientific indications that support the understanding of this “miraculous” change moment of the Theory U process.
The author approached this goal with a theoretical analysis by extracting research results out of the scientific areas of positive psychology, behavioral economics and neuro-science based on a literature research and by correlating these research results with the propositions of the Theory U change process.
This work resulted with the proposal of a new explanatory model for the “miraculous” change moment of the Theory U process, which I call “The Biopsychosocial Model of the Presencing Effect”.
Furthermore the findings bring forth a guideline about the applicability of the Theory U change process.
This work aims to provide a better understanding about the biological, psychological and sociocultural principles that support transformational change, which is certainly of interest for many leaders, executives and business coaches especially in times of disruptive innovations.
About the Author
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... 1
CONTENT ...................................................................................................... 2
LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................... 4
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................ 5
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 6
1 OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................. 8
1.1 GOAL .................................................................................................. 8
1.2 CURRENT STATUS OF RESEARCH ......................................................... 9
1.3 IMPACT ............................................................................................... 9
1.4 METHODICAL APPROACH ..................................................................... 9
1.5 STRUCTURE OF DOCUMENT ............................................................... 10
2 THE MOMENT OF “MIRACULOUS” CHANGE IN THE THEORY U
CHANGE PROCESS ................................................................................... 12
2.1 THE THEORY U METHODOLOGY ......................................................... 12
2.1.1 The Philosophy ......................................................................... 13
2.1.2 The Theory U Process ............................................................. 16
2.1.3 Coaching Tools and Methods ................................................... 18
2.1.4 “Miraculous Change” - The Presencing Effect ......................... 19
2.2 EXAMPLES OF THE PRESENCING EFFECT ............................................ 20
2.2.1 Arizona Cactus Pine Council .................................................... 20
2.2.2 Regional Health Transformation Denmark ............................... 21
3 SELECTED SCIENTIFIC MODELS AND RESEARCH RESULTS ....... 23
3.1 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ..................................................................... 23
3.1.1 The Flow Effect ........................................................................ 23
3.1.2 Mindfulness .............................................................................. 25
3.1.3 The Role of Emotions for Learning ........................................... 27
3.2 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS .................................................................. 29
3.2.1 The Psychology of Biases ........................................................ 29
3.2.2 The Prospect Theory ................................................................ 32
3.3 NEURO-SCIENCE ............................................................................... 33
3.3.1 Neurocardiology ....................................................................... 33
3.3.2 Neurophysiology ....................................................................... 36
3.3.3 The Unconscious Mind ............................................................. 37
4 THE ANALYSIS OF THE “MIRACULOUS” CHANGE ......................... 39
4.1 CORRELATING THE FLOW EFFECT ...................................................... 39
4.2 CORRELATING MINDFULNESS ............................................................. 41
4.3 CORRELATING THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS FOR LEARNING ....................... 43
4.4 CORRELATING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BIASES ...................................... 45
4.5 CORRELATING THE PROSPECT THEORY .............................................. 48
4.6 CORRELATING NEUROCARDIOLOGY .................................................... 49
4.7 CORRELATING NEUROPHYSIOLOGY .................................................... 51
4.8 CORRELATING THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND ............................................. 51
4.9 SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS .................................................... 52
5 THE SYNTHESIS OF A NEW EXPLANATORY MODEL ..................... 55
5.1 THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL OF THE PRESENCING EFFECT ............. 55
5.1.1 Biological Influences ................................................................. 56
5.1.2 Psychological Influences .......................................................... 57
5.1.3 Sociocultural Influences ........................................................... 57
5.2 APPLICABILITY OF THE PRESENCING EFFECT ....................................... 58
6 DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ............................................................. 61
6.1 DISCUSSION OF WORK DESIGN, APPROACH AND RESULTS .................. 61
6.2 QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ................................................ 62
7 SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 64
8 REFERENCE LIST ................................................................................ 68
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ................................................................................ 76
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