{"product_id":"presence-human-purpose-and-the-field-of-the-future-paperback","title":"Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter M. Senge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eC. Otto Scharmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Jaworski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the wisdom and experience of 150 scientists, social leaders, and entrepreneurs, including Brian Arthur, Rupert Sheldrake, Buckminster Fuller, Lao Tzu, and Carl Jung, \u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Senge\u003c\/b\u003e 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 widely acclaimed book, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization\u003c\/i\u003e (Doubleday\/Currency, 1990). \u003cb\u003eC. Otto Scharmer \u003c\/b\u003eis a lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Visiting Professor at the Helsinki School of Economics, and international action researcher, and author of the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eTheory U: Leading from the Emerging Future\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJoseph Jaworski\u003c\/b\u003e is the chairman of Generon Consulting, cofounder of the Global Leadership Initiative, and author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSynchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (Berrett-Koehler, 1996). Prior to her current role as director of the Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, \u003cb\u003eBetty Sue Flowers\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin and an international business consultant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoL (The Society for Organizational Learning, Inc.), an outgrowth of the former MIT Center for Organizational Learning, is a nonprofit international membership organization that connects researchers, organizations, and consultants in over thirty countries in building knowledge for systemic change. A portion of the net proceeds from SoL publishing sales are reinvested in basic research, applied learning projects, and building a global network of learning communities.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.3 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755665850656,"sku":"9780385516303","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a6525ff0314a18f0d1424361ac9035a.webp?v=1780065239","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/presence-human-purpose-and-the-field-of-the-future-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}