There is fair amount of PRESENCING in the world; the sensing and actualizing of our highest future potential. But there is much more ABSENCING also happening on the planet right now.
In the world of Absencing the three enemies of Voice of Judgement, Voice of Cynicism and Voice of Fear show up as:
IGNORANCE
HATE
FEAR
IGNORANCE: The closing of the mind. (Stuck in One Truth).
HATE: The closing of the heart (Stuck in One Us Vs. Them)
FEAR: The closing of the will ( Stuck in One Will)
What happens to a social system that operates on these principles?
It creates an architecture of separation by building walls. It facilitates a disconnect (denying, de-sensing) form the world around us, from the world that is emerging (absencing), which results in blaming others (an inability to reflect) and destruction ( of trust, relationships, nature and self).
This cycle of absencing is depicted in the upper half of the picture above.
The cycle of Presencing shown in the lower half is based on:
CURIOSITY : The opening of the mind.
COMPASSION: The opening of the heart
CURIOSITY: The opening of the will.
Social systems that operate on these principles enact architectures of connection that tear down the walls of separation.
SOCIAL FIELDS:
The cycle of absencing and the cycle of presencing denote different social fields. The cycle of absencing represents a field of destruction and social coldness. The cycle of presencing represents a field of co-creation and social warmth.
Each field tends to be self -reinforcing. E.g.: Once you are inside a cycle of absencing, inside a social dynamic of destruction, it is very hard to escape it.
The job of the leadership team is to keep moving the system from the default pull of absencing to the world of presencing.
The future of the organization and the world depends on it.
This writeup is based on Theory U by MIT Prof. Dr. Otto Scharmer.
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