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Our Programs
Our offerings blend systems thinking, action learning, social arts, awareness-based practices,
and multi-sector learning and collaboration.
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Where to Start?
Introduction to Theory U
A short 60-minute online course offering an overview of Theory U.
It's the perfect offering to share with others who aren't familiar with it yet!
Core Foundational Courses
Essential learning to apply Theory U in practice as an individual, team, or ecosystem.
All the courses listed below are part of our certification pathways.
Theory U
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u-lab
A free 6-week online program in partnership with MITx Online, covering the basics of Theory U and how to apply it to your own context. This is our most popular program—discover why!
Foundational
Free or with certificate for $99 USD
Online
Instructor-led for a limited period (Sep-Nov)
With Otto Scharmer
Self-paced (Nov-May)
Self-organizing
For individuals and teams
1x per year
Counts for certification
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u-lab typically runs in two cycles: u-lab 1x from September to November, and u-lab 2x from February to May. In 2025, due to lack of funding, u-lab 2x will not take place, presenting an opportunity to reimagine the program. If you would like to support this work or have any questions, please contact support@presencing.org.
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Presencing Foundation
A 4-day in-person program with a group of 60-80 participants, designed to immerse you in the full U-process alongside your cohort. You'll build meaningful connections and deepen your learning experience together.
Foundational
Paid
In-person
4-days
Immersive
For individuals and teams
In June in Berlin
In October in Philadelphia
With Otto Scharmer
Great for networking
Counts for certification
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Ecosystem Leadership Foundations
A 4-day 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, and activating ecosystemic change.
Foundational
Paid
In-person
4-days
Retreat
For individuals and teams
1x per year in each region
In April in Latin America
In June in Asia Pacific
With Otto Scharmer
Great for networking
Counts for certification
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Social Arts
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Social Presencing Theater Basic
A 2-day in-person or 3-day online program designed to develop embodied awareness for social and organizational transformation within a container for flourishing. The course introduces practices to enhance embodied presence, sense larger systems, strengthen relationships, and build confidence for creative solutions.
Foundational
Paid
2 days in-person
3 days online
For individuals
Multiple times per year
In several locations around the world
Embodiement-based
With Arawana Hayashi
Counts for certification
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Levels of Scribing
A foundational program to learn and apply the 4 Levels of Scribing.
Foundational
Paid
Online
Self-Paced
Visual Art
With Kelvy Bird
For individuals
Counts for certification
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Scribing Essentials
A foundational program to develop the inner capacities of scribing—a process of drawing while people talk—for real-time reflection.
Foundational
Paid
Online
Self-Paced
Coming soon
Visual Art
With Kelvy Bird
For individuals
Counts for certification
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Core Collective Impact Courses
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Ecosystem Leadership for Impact
A 4-day intensive in-person and in-nature program with multi-sector leaders and change agents from the same region, to bring ideas into action, to keep weaving a community of changemakers, and to deeply impact systems regionally.
Paid
In-person
4-days
Retreat
For individuals and teams
1x per year in each region
In April in Latin America
In June in Asia Pacific
With Otto Scharmer
Great for networking
Requirement: Ecosystem Leadership Foundations
Counts for certification
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Core Deepening Courses
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Ecosystem Leadership Deepening
A 4-day in-person program held in nature, bringing together multi-sector leaders and change agents from the same region to deepen the knowledge acquired in the Foundation level and to bring ideas into action.
Paid
In-person
4-days
Retreat
For individuals and teams
1x per year in each region
In April in Latin America
In June in Asia Pacific
With Otto Scharmer
Great for networking
Requirement: Ecosystem Leadership For Impact
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Social Arts
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Social Presencing Theater Practitioner Development
An intensive yearlong practitioner development program in applying SPT expertise to enable social field shifts.
Advanced
Paid
In-person and Online
Yearlong
For individuals
Embodiement-based
With Arawana Hayashi
Requirement: SPT Basic or Presencing Foundation
Counts for certification
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Visual Practice for Theory U
Applying scribing to each movement of Theory U, to see and sense an emerging future.
Advanced
Paid
Online
Self-paced
Visual Art
Requirement: Scribing Essentials
Counts for certification
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certifications
Open Certification
To build a solid foundation in awareness-based systems change
while earning a practitioner credential
Theory U | Awareness-Based Systems Change
Social Arts |
Visual
Presencing
Thematic Courses
These courses are not part of our certification pathways
Executive Champions with Peter Senge
Reconnecting with Place to Reshape Our Future. A program that brings together diverse leaders from around the world who share a vision of helping people connect more deeply to place and one another as a basis for regenerating the institutions that shape our society.
Paid
In person
In nature
1x per year
With Otto Scharmer
With Peter Senge
With Arawana Hayashi
Includes Indigenous knowledge
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Just Money
This course looks into banks that operate differently, namely, “just banks" that use capital and finance as a tool to address social and ecological challenges. This course is for anyone who wants to understand the unique role banks play as intermediaries in our economy and how they can leverage that position to produce positive social, environmental, and economic change.
Intro
Online
Free or with certificate for $99 USD
Self-paced (Jul-Nov)
1x per year
Visual Practice Programs
A series of self-directed, online programs for you to learn how to scribe at your own pace, in a community of experienced, global practitioners.
Grounded in the teams’s pioneering work in visual practice and systems sensing, these comprehensive programs help individuals and groups access clarity, connection, and creativity through the power of drawing.
These programs intend to bridge divides of our times by enhancing communication and collaboration with the “social art” of scribing—making collective thinking visible for a group, in real-time.
Fully self-directed programs with video lessons, readings, and guided exercises designed for independent learning at your own pace.
Coming together across four continents, with a combined eighty years experience, to bring deep expertise across all sectors—from corporate strategy and large-scale systems change to education, community engagement, and cultural storytelling.
Ideal for scribes, facilitators, designers, strategists, educators, and anyone looking to develop visual communication skills. No prior experience required!
One-time registration grants ongoing access to course materials, allowing you to learn at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.
Choose from a range of pricing options that accommodate different currencies and financial circumstances.
Intro to Scribing
Learn key techniques in visual note-taking, drawing, and scribing to represent ideas and conversations in real time.
Levels of Scribing
Explore visual practice methods, from representation to relational to sensing and shaping emerging possibilities.
Scribing Essentials
Deepen your awareness-based scribing by engaging with the five domains of the Model of Practice to enhance presence and impact.
Drawing Systems
Develop Systems Scribing skills to visually map complex dynamics, uncover leverage points, and foster meaningful systemic change.
Visual Sense Making
Integrate visual practice with four-quarter archetypal inquiry to enhance perception, surface insights, and expand creative awareness.
