Learning from the future: Transforming societal systems to create desired outcomes.
This TEDx talk explores how to transform societal systems and cultivate mindfulness to create desired outcomes. Theory U - Learning from the future as it emerges.
00:00:05 This TEDx talk explores how to transform societal systems and cultivate mindfulness to create desired outcomes.
✨ The speaker explores the current state of the world and the unwanted results that collective actions have produced.
🌱 The power of mindfulness is discussed as a means to transform both individual and collective systems.
🌍 The speaker emphasizes the importance of quality relationships in social systems, comparing it to the quality of soil in farming.
00:03:42 Theory U explores how we can shift social systems to create positive change. It emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with nature, others, and our future selves.
🔄 Theory U is about learning from the future as it emerges and shifting social fields.
🌍 The ecological, social, and spiritual divides arise from disconnects between self and nature, self and other, and self and future possibilities.
🔁 The MIT Learning Center explores practical experiments for transforming organizations and social systems.
00:07:20 Shifting from ego to ecosystem awareness is crucial in addressing global issues. This requires collaboration and a mindset shift from self-interest to the well-being of the whole.
Disconnecting from our potential future selves leads to loss of energy and negative symptoms.
Addressing global issues requires a shift from ego-system to eco-system awareness.
Leadership challenge is to bring together stakeholders and shift their mindset towards inclusive collaboration.
00:11:00 Theory U is a process of learning from the future that emerges through deep reflection and rapid prototyping. It requires inner leadership and overcoming resistance. Mindfulness and dialogue are key in individual and group transformations. The Ulab project addresses disruption in education through digitization.
🔑 The process of Theory U involves retreating, reflecting, and exploring ideas through rapid cycle prototyping.
🧠❤️🖐️ Deep inner leadership work involves tuning the open mind, open heart, and open will, but it is hindered by the voice of judgment, cynicism, and fear.
🤝 Mindfulness on an individual level and dialogue on a group level are essential for shifting perspectives and systems thinking.
00:14:36 Theory U - Learning from the future as it emerges. Exploring the transformation of education and institutions, fostering collaborative learning and shaping the world from within.
🎓 The traditional education system is being transformed into a more collaborative and connected learning experience.
🌍 Universities and organizations are opening up participatory spaces for citizens to shape the issues that matter to them.
🔍 The entrance to a new type of educational institution should emphasize the connection between internal and external issues.
00:18:25 This video explores the dual revolution in leadership and learning, moving from the classroom to the real world and from the head to the heart. It highlights the capacity to self-organize locally and the need for connection and courage to create the future we want.
🌍 The video discusses the shift in learning and leadership towards real-world experiences and a balance between the head and the heart.
🌐 There is a growing trend of self-organizing communities globally, with examples like Alibaba, the government of Scotland, and impact hubs.
🔄 People are operating habitually and transactionally, but recognize the need for ecosystem awareness and collective creativity.
00:22:02 Theory U - Learning from the future as it emerges. Reinventing the 21st century University and revolutionizing learning and leadership by cultivating a global movement for transformation.
👥 The vision is to reinvent the 21st century University and revolutionize learning and leadership.
🧠❤️🔥 The key is to cultivate the social field by transforming how we relate to each other, the planet, and ourselves.
🌍🌱 We need to bring together hubs, core teams, platforms, and funding to support and connect the global movement for change.
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