Transforming Systems in the Decade of Action | Co-Sensing: Seeing Reality from the Edges of the System (Dialogue 2)

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Co-Sensing: Seeing Reality from the Edges of the System

Welcome to the Transformation Systems dialogue series!

This dialogue is the second of a series of six co-inquiry sessions into human development in the Anthropocene, building from the Human Development Report 2020. It continues the journey through Presencing Institute’s (PI) Theory U as a method for awareness based systems change. This dialogue introduces sensing as a way to move beyond one’s own comfort zone and challenge preconceived ideas. The dialogue takes participants through a sensing journey to examine the considerations we make regarding planetary boundaries in development practice. Participants will be introduced to Theory U framework on levels of listening and building generative stakeholder relationships.

Featured speakers and facilitators: 

• Melanie Goodchild, First Nations Canadian and Founder and Co-Director of the Turtle Island Institute an Indigenous social innovation ‘think & do’ tank

• Danika Billie Littlechild, member of Ermineskin Cree Nation and Assistant Professor at Carleton University in the Department of Law and Legal Studies. 

• Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer at MIT, Co-Founder of Presencing Institute and MITx u.lab

If you missed the first dialogue, check it out here. This initiative builds from the Awareness-based Collective Action dialogue series in July-August 2020, led by Otto Scharmer and based on Theory U. Visit the summer dialogue series SparkBlue page to read about the origins of this journey.