Dr. Otto Scharmer is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan and Founding Chair of the Presencing Institute. Known for pioneering Theory U and the concept of presencing, he works with leaders and changemakers to transform the systems that shape business, education, society, and governance. His latest book Presencing: 7 Practices for Transforming Self, Society and Business explores how cultivating our “social soil” — the quality of relationships and awareness — is key to regeneration in times of rupture.