Theory U revolves around a core process of co-sensing and co-shaping emerging future possibilities. But it is much more than that. The grammar and the method outlined in this book work as a matrix, not as a linear process. Some of the leadership capacities that are at the heart of the U method include:

•   Suspension and wonder: Only in the suspension of judgment can we open ourselves up to wonder. Wonder is about noticing that there is a world beyond our patterns of downloading.

•   Co-sensing: You must go to places of most potential yourself because it is in these connections that the seeds of the future come into the world. Connect with these places with your mind and heart wide open.

•   The power of intention: The power of “intention” is key. In all presencing work, the deeper intention is the opposite of corporate indoctrination. It is about increasing, not decreasing, your range of possibilities. It is about strengthening your sources of self in a world that otherwise tends to tear us apart. It is about making you aware of your own sources of curiosity, compassion, and courage.

•   Co-creating: Explore the future by doing, by building small landing strips for the future that wants to emerge.

•   Container building: Create new holding spaces that activate the generative social field.

Scharmer, Otto. The Essentials of Theory U: Core Principles and Applications. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Kindle Edition.