Patterns of listening

Patterns of listening

Patterns of listening Reflect on how we listen during a given week. Listening and conversation are keys to engaging our natural intelligence and recognizing the impact our attention has on our reality and the systems we work in. Awareness of a system affects that...
3D modeling

3D modeling

Designing from an Emerging Future 3D Modeling problem-solving and co-reflection with Presencing Institute’s Awareness-Based Systems Change practice. Download this page as a PDF Participants work in pairs, creating and reflecting on their sculptures. 3D Modeling...
Stuck practice

Stuck practice

Awareness-Based Stuck Practice Designing from an Emerging Future The ‘Stuck’ Practice from Presencing Institute’s Awareness-Based Systems Theory Download this page as a PDF WHY AWARENESS-BASED? As technologists and designers, we need to empathize, sense systems,...
Play stretch roulette to access more intelligence

Play stretch roulette to access more intelligence

Our bodies comprise an estimated 30 to 40 trillion cells. Each cell is an energy body creating it’s own power, and sensing and interacting with its environment. When we regularly engage the body during thinking and working, we access ever greater aspects of...
Normalize silence for better outcomes

Normalize silence for better outcomes

Shared intentionally quiet environments and pauses can support creativity, decision quality, and other business-relevant outcomes. Normalizing silence in your efforts and activities can: Reduce stress and support emotional regulation. Improve focus and working memory,...
Calculate total meeting value to help a system sense itself

Calculate total meeting value to help a system sense itself

When planning or opening a meeting, calculate total meeting expected value on the fly. Meetings have become an inertial dampener in many of the systems we use to create value and get things done. We can help the system become more self aware and drive value when we...