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Presencing as Being in Care: Extending Theory U through a Relational Framework

Presencing as Being in Care: Extending Theory U through a Relational Framework

Nancy Southern
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466647930|ISBN10: 1466647930|EISBN13: 9781466647947
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4793-0.ch005
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Southern, Nancy. "Presencing as Being in Care: Extending Theory U through a Relational Framework." Perspectives on Theory U: Insights from the Field, edited by Olen Gunnlaugson, et al., IGI Global, 2014, pp. 61-76. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4793-0.ch005

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Southern, N. (2014). Presencing as Being in Care: Extending Theory U through a Relational Framework. In O. Gunnlaugson, C. Baron, & M. Cayer (Eds.), Perspectives on Theory U: Insights from the Field (pp. 61-76). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4793-0.ch005

Chicago

Southern, Nancy. "Presencing as Being in Care: Extending Theory U through a Relational Framework." In Perspectives on Theory U: Insights from the Field, edited by Olen Gunnlaugson, Charles Baron, and Mario Cayer, 61-76. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4793-0.ch005

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Abstract

Theory U invites us to co-create a new future through personal development, connecting with source, imaging, and designing with others. What is needed is guidance on the nature of being in relationship with others and our environment and participating in ways that foster transformative learning and co-creativity. Furthering the possibilities of collective wisdom and creativity will require greater attention to the challenges of working in the social field with many different world views and experiences of both privilege and need. A concept of Being in Care, presented as an embedded relational system, is offered to further understand the nature of relational being and to explore how encounters with “the other” are critical for transformative learning and change. This chapter incorporates theoretical lenses from hermeneutic philosophy, transformative learning, and systems science to further Scharmer’s invitation to co-create the field of the future.

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