Webinar: A conversation with Otto Scharmer, Ted Rau, Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard about Sociocracy & Theory U

? About the Presencing and Self-Governance Webinar

In this session, we will have an exclusive panel of Otto Scharmer and SoFA members to explore how Sociocracy and Theory U relate to each other, and how do they complement each other.

This event is a good fit for everyone who knows about sociocracy and is curious about Theory U, or knows Theory U and is curious about sociocracy.

Why is it important? Why now? As global citizens and part of our ecosystem we are challenged and need social technologies to inform our evolving system’s structures, to support the development of our consciousness, our decisions, and our collaboration.

Join the event to explore together how these two social technologies — Theory U and sociocracy — help us do that!

? About the speakers

Otto Scharmer

Otto Scharmer is a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-founder of the Presencing Institute and the u-school for Transformation.

He is the author of Theory U and, The Essentials of Theory U (2018) which summarizes the core principles and applications of awareness-based systems change.  He is the co-author of the newly released Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-system to Eco-system Economies, is an action researcher who co-creates innovations in learning and leadership that he delivers through classes and programs at MIT, MITx u-lab, the Presencing Institute, the u-school for Transformation, and through innovation projects with organizations in business, government and civil society around the world.

In 2015 he co-founded the MITx u-lab and in 2020 the GAIA Journey (Global Activation of Intention and Action), which have activated a vibrant worldwide ecosystem of transformational change involving more than 200,000 users from 185 countries. Most recently, with his colleagues he co-created a global Action Learning Lab for hundreds of change makers across UN agencies, as well as a suite of SDG Leadership Labs that help UN Country Teams to implement the Sustainable Development Goals.

Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard

Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard, PhD. is a social psychologist interested in research for social change, meaning she combines research and practice to serve the common good. In 2017, she co-founded Learn to Change, an NGO and community that facilitates conversational learning circles gathering practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in the field of Education and L&D, and produces evidence-based resources for educators. She co-authored several books on education for democracy and a serious game called ‘Cards for Democracy’ to develop inner conditions for everyday democratic culture.

Idit Rose

Idit Rose is a facilitator and healer. She dedicates her life to her motherhood as well as assisting and helping people in crises and life transitions, moving from a sense of scarcity towards one of safety. Idit was born in a kibbutz system in Israel post WW2, since then her calling to co-create safe, ecological, and sustainable systems became her passion. She founded the OneBody approach that supports the evolution of individual and collective systems through safety, inclusive dynamic governance, and aware based systems. She is also the Cochair of the ICMTA and volunteer in SoFA.

Ted Rau

Ted Rau is an advocate, trainer and consultant for self-governance. His main focus is sociocracy. After his PhD in linguistics and work in Academia, he co-founded Sociocracy For All and spends his days consulting, teaching and leading the member organization as Executive Director. Ted identifies as a transgender man; he has 5 children between 9 and 18. A German citizen he, has lived in Massachusetts since 2010. He is co-author of two books on self-governance, Many Voices One Song (2018) and Who Decides Who Decides (2021).

? Register below

This free webinar will occur on December 13th at 16 UTC (see below what that is at your location).

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