TheessenceoffundamentalchangeStopfocusingontheparts,startseeingthewholeSupposeyouhaveaheadache,regularlyLookingfromtheoutside,it’saproblemwaitingtobesolvedSupposeyouaregettingwrinkledProblemsolved?SupposeoilisrunningoutProblemsolved?“Problemsolvingoftenfunctionsasawayofmaintainingthestatusquoratherthanenablingfundamentalchange”WhyProblemsolvingisreactive“Wearedownloadinghabitualwaysofthinking”“Simplylabelingasituationasa“problem”allowsustodistanceourselvesfromitandblocksobservingwhateverarisesasitactuallyis”DavidBohm“Normallyourthoughtshaveus,ratherthanwehavingthem”FundamentalchangeoccurswhenwelearntoseefromthewholeSeeingfromthewholedoesnothappenasaresultof‘trying’.Itcomesoutof‘suspending’ourvoiceofjudgment“Ifwecansimplyallowourselvestositwithalltheseeminglyunrelatedbitsandpiecesofinformationwesee,freshwaystounderstandasituationcaneventuallyemerge”Thelessyoupack,themoreawaitsyou“Whenwetrulysuspendtaken-for-grantedwaysofseeingtheworld,whatwestarttoseecanbedisorientinganddisturbing”“Embarkingandcontinuingthisjourneyrequiresthewillingnesstoacceptmanysuchmomentsof“profounddisorientation”BreakdownthewallsbetweenselfandworldSensewhatishappeningfromwithinasituation,ratherthanfromoutsideMindsarelikeparachutesTheyonlyfunctionwhenopenTHEENDAcknowledgementThispresentationisthepersonalviewofMarinaNoordegraafoftheessenceofPresence:Anexplorationofprofoundchangeinpeople,organizationsandsociety,PeterSenge,OttoScharmer,JosephJaworskienBettySueFlowersPhoto’s••••••••••••••••••