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This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) run in partnership with MITx is a 6-week program on the foundations of Theory U, a transformative process for transformative change that blends systems thinking, consciousness and wisdom traditions, and civic action. It is a &ldquo;learning by doing" program where you get familiar with Theory U tools, methods, and frameworks and start cultivating your ability to apply them to your life and work.&nbsp;This is an online self-paced course complemented with synchronous live sessions bringing together thousands of change makers from around the world.&nbsp;
u-lab 1x runs every year from September to November. In partnership with MITx.
You must register for the Verified Certificate Track of u-lab 1x.

u-lab 1x

The&nbsp;Presencing Foundation Program (PFP) &ldquo;Action Confidence in Times of Disruption&rdquo; is a foundational hands-on, 4-day experiential intensive program, offered in a retreat style, with a group of 60-80 other participants. In the Presencing Foundation Program, you will be facilitated through a U-process, learning and/or deepening your understanding of the foundational frameworks, participating in the core methods and tools,&nbsp; and gaining action confidence to actualize the emerging future you want to be a part of. The program is designed to enable you to build connections with others, contribute to the cultivation of a generative social field, and experience the U-process in depth with your cohort.&nbsp;
The PFP is offered both online and in-person, in English. The in-person PFP is offered once each year in Europe or the USA.

Presencing Foundation Program

An intensive in-person and in-nature program, with multi sector leaders and change agents from the same region, to cultivate the kind of leadership needed to face the challenges of our time, activating the deepest sources of knowledge and inspiration for systems change. In this module we will focus on the personal foundations required for ecosystems change. The ELP module 1 is offered only in-person. Each region has admission criteria specific to the regional program.
Either PFP or ELP1 meets the requirement for the ABSC Practitioner Certification. It is not necessary to take both.&nbsp;

Module 1

Ecosystem Leadership Program 

Choose One

A 2-week largely self-directed program, ending with an integrative 2-hour live session, to learn and apply the 4 Levels of Scribing.

Levels of Scribing

Mandatory 1

A foundational program to develop the inner capacities of scribing&mdash;a process of drawing while people talk&mdash;for real-time reflection. Includes small and large group conversation, and guests to add insight on the daily topic and provide an opportunity to practice scribing.

Scribing Essentials

This program is equivalent to Scribing Essentials.

Several editions from 2011-2019

Visual Practice Workshop

Mandatory 2

Three Personal Foundation programs are required. Choose between u-lab 1x with Certified Track (or Ubuntu.Lab) and PFP: Presencing Foundation Program (or ELFP: Ecosystem Leadership foundation Program). Levels of Scribing, plus Scribing Essentials programs are mandatory.

Personal Foundation

This program will focus on drawing methods that specifically support the 5 movements of Theory U. Learners will weave frameworks from the previous programs specifically to cases involving Co-Initiation, Co-Sensing, Co-Presencing, Co-Creating, and Co-Evolving. The precise format of this program is under development.

Applying the social art of scribing, to see and sense an emerging future

Visual Practice for Theory U

Social Arts

&rdquo;We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them&rdquo; (Albert Einstein) We believe that Social Arts are crucial as we try to find new ways to change the global challenges that we face today. The Presencing Institute developed tools and practices for creating safe containers and help to (re-)activate sources of deeper knowledge as we try to sense into the future we want to see.&nbsp;

Deepening

Your Visual Presencing Practitioner Certification pathway culminates in a final certification project of your choice where you will need to apply the methods, tools and space holding capacities learned in programs to your own context. The Certification Project Workspace provides a framework for you to document your activities and engage in guided reflection on your learning.&nbsp;

You will be guided on the process through your personal, online certification workspace. Once you have started your certification project submission have up to 2 years to complete and submit your project. You can only start your certification project submission after all required programs have been completed.
Once you have completed your certification project form, you will submit it for verification. This is the final step of the Visual Presencing Practitioner Certification Process. Once your certification project has been verified, you will be issued your Certificate.

Your documented action learning project for certification

Certification Project Submission

Certification Project

Visual Presencing Certification 

Your Visual Presencing Practitioner Certification pathway culminates in an action learning project of your choice where you apply the methods, tools and space holding capacities learned in programs to your own context. On the Certification Project Workspace, you will find a framework for you to document your activities and engage in guided reflection on your learning.&nbsp;
Please note, your Certification Project is a different project from those you did during the programs, but it can be a new iteration of an earlier project.
In the certification project submission page ("Your project"), you will upload photos or videos of your application experience and share your learning reflections with us. You will be guided through the process on your personal, online portfolio tool. You can only start your certification project submission after all required programs have been completed. Once you have started, you have up to 2 years to complete and submit your project. 
When you have completed your certification project submission form, you will submit it for verification. This is the final step of the Visual Presencing Practitioner Certification Process. Projects are reviewed monthly and you will receive and email when yours has been reviewed and verified. Once your Certification Project has been verified, you will be issued your Certificate.

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<h5 dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">$975&nbsp;USD for business/consultants, corporations, donor organizations, philanthropists, impact investors</h5>
<h5 dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;">$590&nbsp;USD for non-profits, social leaders, community activists, members of the academic community</h5>
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A limited number of scholarships for the Action Learning Portfolio piece are available for those who experience an uncertain personal or professional financial situation. Please reach out to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:support@presencing.org">support@presencing.org</a> if you want to apply for a scholarship.

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<h4 style="text-align: center; padding-left: 80px;">Social Arts | Social Presencing Theater </h4>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Certification Project needs to use Theory U as a framework for the project design and incorporates into the project the tools and methods learned throughout the certification pathway.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Certification Project needs to be a change initiative focused on one or more acupuncture points: Soil, Food &amp; Climate Justice; Education &amp; Learning; Business &amp; Entrepreneurship; Money &amp; Finance; Data &amp; Technology; Consumption &amp; Planetary Well-Being; Health &amp; Well-Being; Governance &amp; Democracy.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Projects can be co-held and co-facilitated in teams but each person pursuing certification completes their own Certification Project form providing their unique perspective on the project.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Co-holding and co-facilitating the project means assuming primary responsibility (as a team) for building a robust &ldquo;container&rdquo; or holding space. This includes:&nbsp;
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">managing the quality of the space, time, energy, and attention in a way that encourages the group to work to its best potential;&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">co-designing sessions that create conditions for participants to engage in generative listening and dialogue;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">providing clear framing and directions for the practices; and&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">cultivating your own inner condition to operate from the deeper levels of attention and listening in service of the group and project.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Progress is documented by capturing your implementation of the core processes in photo or video and uploading them into your Certification Project form. It is essential you obtain permission from participants to share their image for this purpose. In addition, you provide a written reflection for each part of the process in response to the question provided for that method.&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">An integral part of the project submission process is to receive peer feedback. You can do this in a number of ways. To facilitate this process, we make available to you a Projects Gallery for certification participants and alumni where you can share your project and give and receive feedback.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Certification Project has to be implemented within two years of beginning to fill-in the submission form.</li>
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Once your certification project is verified, you will receive your Visual Presencing Practitioner Certification via email as a downloadable PDF within one week. You will also find it on your u-school profile, ready to download at any point in time. Certificates are also configured for uploading and sharing on LinkedIn.

Absolutely! For those taking the certification pathway as a team, we&rsquo;d love to connect with you to share more about our special pricing for small, medium, and large groups.&nbsp;Please <a href="mailto:janice.spadafore@presencing.org">get in touch</a> for more details.

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Visual Presencing&nbsp; Practitioner Certification&nbsp; </h3>
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<h5 style="text-align: center;">The Action Learning Project&nbsp;is the final requirement in the Visual Presencing Practitioner Certification pathway. In this workspace, you will be able to document your action learning project on a portfolio form and submit it for validation.</h5>
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Please note that this certification does not entitle you to represent the u-school for Transformation and/or the Presencing Institute, to use our brand, or to be displayed on our website. It does certify you to be formally recognized as a quality-level Practitioner of Visual Presencing processes, methods and tools, and to apply these in your own context. If you are interested in pursuing advanced level of certification in the future, please subscribe to our <a href="https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/LJSoCXs/uschool">newsletter</a> to receive details throughout the year.

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<li>Access to a dedicated workspace for certification participants with specific content to guide you throughout the entire process.</li>
<li>Dedicated support through discussion board chat and email.</li>
<li>A visual tracker that shows where you are in the process and what remains to be completed.</li>
<li>A personalized Action Learning Project Portfolio.</li>
<li>A platform where you can share your project with the certification community and get feedback.</li>
<li>Live AUA (Ask-Us-Anything) sessions with u-school faculty and the community participating in the certification.</li>
<li>Be able to print your submitted project at the end.</li>
<li>Easily share your Practitioner Certification to your CV or resume, or&nbsp;post it directly on LinkedIn.</li>
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<h4 style="text-align: center; padding-left: 120px;">Social Arts |&nbsp; Visual Presencing </h4>
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Visual Presencing
Practitioner Certification

Action Learning Project

The Action Learning Project is the final requirement in the Visual Presencing Practitioner Certification pathway. In this workspace, you will be able to document your action learning project on a portfolio form and submit it for validation.

Purchase and submit

$975 USD for business/consultants, corporations, donor organizations, philanthropists, impact investors

$590 USD for non-profits, social leaders, community activists, members of the academic community