C. Otto Scharmer
Business
Leadership
Social Change
Dr. C. Otto Scharmer is a Senior Lecturer at MIT and founding chair of the Presencing Institute.
He introduced the concept of "presencing" in his books Theory U and Presence.
Scharmer co-founded the MITx u.lab, an online platform that has engaged over 100,000 participants from 185 countries in societal and personal renewal.
He received the Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching at MIT and the Leonardo European Corporate Learning Award.
Scharmer's work focuses on awareness-based systems change and reinventing economies, democracies, and educational systems.
His latest book, The Essentials of Theory U, explores practical applications of these principles.
