Marisol Lopez (Besol) and Maria Belinda Villavicencio (Bel) are the head faculty at TRAIL, the containing organization for the ecosystem. An ecosystem, in these terms, refers not just to one team or circle, but multiple teams that operate independently but remain connected by a larger context. TRAIL initially convened people who were already familiar with u.lab 1x and encouraged them to continue with u.lab 2x.

In early February 2020, I engaged in a conversation with Besol and Bel about their experience. We were also joined by Chenny Galano, who first experienced Theory U in 2018. Now she has been through the U process 2–3 times and the “learning is deeper each time.” In the interview, she noted that “We have our own learning curves. It takes a lot of love, and a lot of patience.” Concepcion Sangil also took part in the interview. She works in Human Resources in the Philippines and is a Learning and Development practitioner.

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