The u-school for Transformation and the Presencing Institute (the governing body that manages u-school and other initiatives supporting awareness-based systems change) believe that the tools of transformation should be available to everyone. Most of our tools are offered for free under a Creative Commons license to ensure accessibility, regardless of one's ability to pay. At the same time, we must respect the work of the authors, artists, and professionals who collaborate with us. These guidelines clarify how to credit and use our logos, content, and materials.
Please review the following guidelines:
Any tools or resources marked with the Creative Commons (CC) symbol are shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. This means:
This applies to most of the action learning tools listed on this page: https://www.u-school.org/resources.
We kindly ask you to:
The following terms, logos, and images are legal trademarks and cannot be used as legal marks or program names:
Some content from u-school and the Presencing Institute is proprietary and copyrighted under U.S. law. No part of these publications may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without express prior written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations for critical reviews or certain noncommercial uses.
For permission requests, please email us at: support@presencing.org, or send written requests to:
Presencing Institute
1770 Massachusetts Avenue #221
Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
While some of our programs and offerings are free to access, please note that all other content, including but not limited to:
cannot be copied, distributed, or used for any purposes outside of personal learning and growth without prior permission.
We are committed to making our transformative tools accessible to all changemakers for free. However, we believe it's essential to provide the full context for their use. If you would like to share, please direct others to the appropriate registration links.
To help you understand what you can share and remix, look for the CC symbol next to any tool or resource. If a tool has this symbol, it follows the Creative Commons rules mentioned above. If there is no CC symbol, the material is part of our restricted content and cannot be shared beyond personal learning.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please reach out to: support@presencing.org.