How does the future emerge? At first, this may sound like an unusual question. We are accustomed to talking about the future as something that lies ahead of us. We try to predict it, develop scenarios, formulate visions, and design strategies to prepare ourselves for what is to come. With Theory U, Otto Scharmer offers a different approach. Rather than deriving the future solely from past experience, he invites us to open our perception and sense what is beginning to emerge

What do people and organizations need to remain capable of shaping a complex world? Not just capable of acting in the sense of reacting, deciding and implementing. But also capable of shaping the future: able to encounter the unknown, perceive opportunities and contribute to futures that are not yet foreseeable. I am not looking for a definitive answer to this question. Instead, I will engage in a dialogue. With people whose thinking has shaped our views.

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Every day, we make decisions—personally, professionally, and in business. Some are simple, while others have far-reaching consequences. Decision-making becomes particularly challenging when we lack complete information or when future developments are difficult to predict. This is what is commonly referred to as decision-making under uncertainty. However, uncertainty does not mean that good decisions are impossible. On the contrary, those who understand how uncertainty works a