Action Research
& Innovation


Generating the knowledge, practices, and tools needed to lead
awareness-based systems change.

 


We support innovation in the emerging field of awareness-based systems change by fostering a community of collaborative research practitioners, establishing an open-access journal, and making visible and accessible cutting-edge knowledge, tools, and methods for leading transformative societal change.


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books


Books
 


Our team has authored numerous books on the art and practice
of transformation. Get inspired!

 

journal

Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change 


An open-access platform for m
aking visible groundbreaking scholarship
for societal transformation.

All Issues

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You can also contact us to contribute. Please write to research@presencing.org

 

publications

 

U-Library

Research Publications & Critiques

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Social
Arts Research

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Transformation Dialogues

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socialarts


Social Arts

 
Applying the arts and creative practices to create new possibilities
and transform individuals, groups, and systems. 
tools

Tools and Methods

 
Our action research has led to the development of tools and practices
for awareness-based systems change.

 

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casestudies

Case Studies

 
Theory U applied to systems transformation. Read some of our illustrative cases.

Building 
Systems Change Leadership Capabilities

Read the case of the UNDP Part 1 Part 2 

Co-creating a seafood system vision and prototypes

Read the case of the Galápagos Islands

Supporting Restoration of Ecosystems and Communities

Read the case of the partnership with
Commonland

Accelerating Transformation through SDG Leadership Labs

Read the case of UNDCO  Watch the full labs story

Rethinking and transforming agriculture in the Netherlands 

Read more about the Dutch Lab

Co-creating mission-driven banks and the future of finance 

Read more about the GABV case

Activating a Transformational Learning
Culture

Read the case of the Red CrossRed Crescent Movement

Transforming health care
across the world

Read the case of the World Health Organization
(WHO)
 Watch the film

Innovating
for societal wellbeing

Read the case of the Global Wellbeing
and GNH Lab

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The Presencing Institute, a global non-profit, equips change-makers with innovative tools and methods for leading from the future as it emerges. Using our Theory U approach, we combine science, collective action, and creativity to drive systemic change, with hubs across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. 

 
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