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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Otto Scharmer: What Future Is Wanting to Emerge Through You?

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Looking at the state of our world, says Dr. Otto Scharmer, it’s plain to see that there’s something wrong with our collective decision-making. How, then, do we move from just reacting against the issues of the past, toward sensing and actualizing the future that is wanting to emerge? That is the profound question at the heart of this podcast featuring the renowned MIT lecturer, author of Theory U, and contributing faculty member to Sounds True’s Inner MBA® program.

In a bold conversation that speaks directly to both our individual empowerment and the larger societal changes that are becoming increasingly urgent, Tami Simon and Otto Scharmer discuss: the collective sense of depression and disillusion at this time; reframing a fearful cultural narrative to one of hope and possibility; bridging today’s ecological, social, and spiritual divides; ego-system awareness vs. ecosystem awareness; big changes through small steps; the subtle shift of “opening the will”; letting go of what’s not essential; moving from certainties to not knowing; Social Presencing; courage; why transformational work and activating our potential is easier than we think; creating a “holding space” and allowing generative forces to come forth; attention, intention, and agency; the invisible yet vital part of our social field—the quality of our relationships; deep listening; the awakening of the human spirit; and more.

Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.

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0:00.0

Hello friends. My name is Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True Podcast, Insights at the Edge.

0:12.0

I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership

0:16.1

community and digital platform. It's called Sounds True One. Sounds True One features original premium transformational docu series

0:27.4

community events classes to start your day and relax in the evening. Special weekly live shows including a

0:36.8

video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show community question and answer session with featured guests.

0:45.0

I hope you'll come join us.

0:47.0

Explore, come have fun with us and connect with others.

0:51.0

You can learn more at join.

0:54.3

Sounds True.com. I also want to take a moment and introduce you to the

0:59.0

sounds true foundation, our nonprofit that creates equitable access to transformational tools and

1:07.3

teachings. You can learn more at sounds true foundation.org and advance, thank you for your support.

1:16.6

Hello friends and welcome to this special edition

1:19.4

of Insights at the Edge with Otto Sharma. It's special in terms of its depth and length and also because

1:26.9

Otto Sharma and his teachings on awareness-based systems change, how who we are, our quality of attention,

1:38.8

our interior awareness and development makes a difference in the world in terms of change making.

1:47.0

That is a topic that I have so many questions about and is so important to me.

1:53.9

Otto Sharma brings his teachings on awareness-based systems change

1:59.3

to Sounds True's program, the Inner MBA, applying the inner development that we do to the world of business, to

2:09.1

our organizations.

2:11.1

And here for the first time Otto's joining me on Insights at the Edge.

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Otto was born near Hamburg, Germany and then at MIT as a researcher and senior lecturer he engaged in a study of

2:29.8

innovators people who are new types of creators in the world of business, technology, science,

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